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IMO, all patents need to be abolished ASAP. They're a bad idea to begin with, and this case is just particularly ridiculous. Don't hate the player, hate the ga
by sandov 8y ago
IMO, all patents need to be abolished ASAP. They're a bad idea to begin with, and this case is just particularly ridiculous.
Don't hate the player, hate the game.
- takeda 8y agoMaybe for technology. The patents are still somewhat useful outside IMO. The whole idea about patent was that you could enjoy temporary monopoly in exchange of disclosing information about your invention. For example thanks to patents we have generic version of medication, instead of them being trade secrets. Yes I know there are other things like drug approval that requires disclosing this information but that works together with patents.
- dredmorbius 8y agoGo back through history and you'll find otherwise.
- alehul 8y agoCan you cite some knowledge and links for us, beyond "go back through history"? :)
- dredmorbius 8y agoRadio, light bulbs, steam, diesel, and Otto-cycle engines, television, software, pharmaceuticals, ...
- dredmorbius 8y agoAnd, more substantively: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212567113000476 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221256711...
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoPatents are fine when the invention is truly novel. However, we should be much more strict about what we are willing to grant patents for.
- black-tea 8y agoSoftware patents, yes. They never should have happened. Stallman was right etc. Other patents have very different behaviour and consequences. One of the worst things about "IP" law is that it causes people to bundle together vastly different concepts.