Player Copyrights
Patents
Patents
Patents prevent...
Players cannot make the patented machines without providing fair pay to the patentor while they are using the machine. Fair pay is decided by the UN
Tradeoffs...
These must be public
Copyrights
Copyrights
Copyrights prevent...
Players cannot use copyrighted ideas without explicit permissions
Trademarks
Trademarks
Trademarks prevent...
Players cannot use trademarked phrases without explicit permissions
Legal Monopolies
Legal Monopolies
LMs prevent...
Players from creating shops with specific item genres that are monopolized.
Tradeoffs...
The UN has the right to take away Legal Monopolies
Shops must regularly be kept in stock
The UN has the right to determine shop prices
Intellectual Property Rules