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Regardless of the validity of this or other arguments against the current patent system, how viable would an effort to reform the system be? I think it would t
by secretasiandan 17y ago
Regardless of the validity of this or other arguments against the current patent system, how viable would an effort to reform the system be? I think it would take a tremendous force to do so. Something on the order of a developed (not even imminent) and undeniable disadvantage relative to other countries who have a different system.
An analogy would be that you'll never be able to remove government entitlements unless the nation faces bankruptcy because the recipients will fight tooth and nail to keep them.
- binspace 17y agoYou can work around the system until it becomes irrelevant. For example, patents are not prevalent in software. There is hardly an innovation crisis in software. Hardware design is also becoming more like software design. Same with business processes.
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago>There is hardly an innovation crisis in software. Tell that to the HTML5 video codec people.
- binspace 17y ago> Tell that to the HTML5 video codec people. Yes I will. HTML5 (and thus HTML5 video codecs) are still very young in the grand scheme of things. It's pretty innovative stuff and it's evidence that patents slow down innovation via collaboration.