[pp.int.general] trademarks

[Richard Stallman]

    Just as any other form of monopolies on ideal objects trademark laws
    create a form of artificial scarcity that is impossible to justify on
    moral grounds;

Trademark law, when applied to names and logos, does not create a
scarcity of goods -- only of labels.  Fools who desperately want the
label of "Rolex" on a watch would have to pay extra for that, but do
we care?

When trademark law applies to the shape and appearance of goods,
it can create a scarcity of goods with that shape and appearance.

So perhaps trademark law should only apply to names and logos.