One aspect you leav out is new establishments ability to establish themselves. Without some sort of protection, the innovative new buisiness hoping to produce some product will quickly die due to some bigger company 'sharing' their shiny idea.
I say the patents need to stay, but only for a short period of time.
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One aspect you leav out is new establishments ability to establish themselves. Without some sort of protection, the innovative new buisiness hoping to produce some product will quickly die due to some bigger company 'sharing' their shiny idea. I say the patents need to stay, but only for a short period of time.
It's easy to win a race when you're the only one running.
Too bad the race is so crap to watch that everybody leave before the second half.
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -- Benjamin Franklin
What's happening here? Why don't we se huge revolts soon?