> i agree that for patents, monopolising an invention forever allows innovation too much. patents are largely unrelated to discussion of copyright. the duratio

> i agree that for patents, monopolising an invention forever allows innovation too much. patents are largely unrelated to discussion of copyright. the durations are separate, and in fact, patent durations are largely harmonized to be 20 years, now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent that's nothing compared to the ~75 years of copyright.