'Ratcheting back the excesses of copyright and patent law' falls somewhat short of 'abolishing intellectual property rights'.
Few call for the latter, but many argue one one side only, since intellectual property law is increasingly leaning towards a clearly unbalanced position that demands correction. That there is 'push back' does not imply that those pushing back are at the other extreme: most would support IPR insofar as it advances the state of the art, and respects other fundamental rights.
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'Ratcheting back the excesses of copyright and patent law' falls somewhat short of 'abolishing intellectual property rights'.
Few call for the latter, but many argue one one side only, since intellectual property law is increasingly leaning towards a clearly unbalanced position that demands correction. That there is 'push back' does not imply that those pushing back are at the other extreme: most would support IPR insofar as it advances the state of the art, and respects other fundamental rights.