Right, and that seems to be the ultimate question. Which side of the scale should society fall on some of these questions. Is it better for the majority to prog

Right, and that seems to be the ultimate question. Which side of the scale should society fall on some of these questions. Is it better for the majority to progress more quickly without those intellectual property laws, or do we need the profit motive for companies to innovate and therefor be rewarded for that innovation. It doesn’t feel like an either or, but more of a how far in either direction should the laws be. As a question, would software patents be more acceptable to people if they were limited to 2-5 years rather than the 15 (I think) they are now?