Remember, without patents, the little guys get really screwed. If I invents some software in my 2 person company, and a big company like MS wants it, they have to buy the patent from me. Without patents, they can just write the same software themselve (which is easy for big companies).
While lawyers screw the little guys, the patent system protects everyone. The problem is with the lawyers.
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Remember, without patents, the little guys get really screwed. If I invents some software in my 2 person company, and a big company like MS wants it, they have to buy the patent from me. Without patents, they can just write the same software themselve (which is easy for big companies).
While lawyers screw the little guys, the patent system protects everyone. The problem is with the lawyers.