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Motivation for patent system is that it incentivizes inventors to publish they inventions in exchange for time-limited exclusivity on it, which is certainly bet
by dfox 9y ago
Motivation for patent system is that it incentivizes inventors to publish they inventions in exchange for time-limited exclusivity on it, which is certainly better for progress than inventions that are unpublished trade secrets.
Issue with patent system is that it's real implementations are gameable, not with the idea itself.