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People use cars to rob banks. It doesn't logically follow that cars are bad. Just because patents are abused in some cases (in your opinion), doesn't mean pate
by edanm 9y ago
People use cars to rob banks. It doesn't logically follow that cars are bad.
Just because patents are abused in some cases (in your opinion), doesn't mean patents are bad.
- Nullabillity 9y agoCars have a legitimate use, but this is the only thing patents have ever accomplished.
- edanm 9y agoThat's a pretty controversial statement, considering it contradicts what most people think about the issue, including people who study it, and also contradicts common sense.
- dx034 9y agoPatents have an important role in some industries, e.g. pharma. Not that I'm a fan of the industry but without patents, developing a drug over 10+ years would make no sense as anyone could copy it immediately after its release. Same for product design. Why hire designers and engineers if you can just copy a competitor?
- Deestan 9y ago> People use cars to rob banks. Yeah. But it's not legal and they get in trouble. It would be a better comparison if cars allowed people to legally drain bank accounts.
- edanm 9y agoFair enough. We can change it to "people using cars get into accidents - doesn't mean cars are necessarily bad".