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Does the Federation have anything resembling intellectual property laws or agreements?
I know Star Trek is set in a post-scarcity economy based partly on replicator technology, which makes the expensive items of today (e.g., fashionable clothes, fast cars, beautiful furniture) ...
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How does one get a plot of land on Earth?
If you want something rare or precious (such as land for a farm) presumably you can apply for it in a lottery or to a commission intended to apportion such things equitably. (Source: an assertion in ...
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Is it possible to get any random big item replicated by request in UFP's Earth?
If you want something big, you queue up at an industrial replicator. (Source: an assertion in another SFF answer.)
The implication is that if you want a large material good — yacht? starship? ...
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How to reconcile the cashless human/Federation society with human traders and merchants
From a variety of sources, including this great question, we know that the Federation (or at least the humans) don't use money. This raises the problem that humans frequently visit worlds where there ...
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