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The Law of Unintended Consequences: Patents

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-thing-leads-to-another dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fortune has an interesting article about the relationship between patent law and innovation. It compares the biotech industry with the computer industry and discusses the effects of the Bayh-Dole amdendment, which has allowed universities to make a lot of cash. But in the process innovation and scientific collaboration seem to have been stifled."

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  1. Re:Meme Pool Circulation by Otter · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    As part of the "innovation community", I can tell you that:

    1) There is an absolute consensus that the IP system, while needing reform in certain places, is the engine of innovation.

    2) The rough consensus of the Slashbot community is utter contempt for real innovation. The only thing respected here is copying someone else's innovation as cheaply as possible.

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