[OT] Intelectual Property Law [WAS: Re: what graphic card to buy?]

Hi folks,

While fascinating, this discussion has wandered seriously Off Topic. It's no longer appropriate for "debian-user", I think. I'm not a list-guru. Is there a debian list where it would be on-topic? If so, maybe we should take it there.

Enjoy!

Rick


On Jul 18, 2012, at 6:46 AM, Gary Dale wrote:

On 18/07/12 08:35 AM, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:21:03AM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
The original justification for patents was that the government
would protect your invention for a short period if you told the
world about how it works.
I thought that too, but ... :(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Monopolies_1623

Copyright and patents were never about promoting culture and
innovations; from the very start they were legalized bribes to give the
king some income and to let businesses get rid of competition.

True about copyright but not about patents in North America. The American patent system was originally set up with good intentions on the part of at least some of its backers.


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