Is that not the same logical argument in favor of taxes though, eg property tax to fund schools? I still don't see software patents as a net positive for societ

Is that not the same logical argument in favor of taxes though, eg property tax to fund schools? I still don't see software patents as a net positive for society, even if some companies are attempting to do some kind of societal good with them, and that logic gets really tenuous IMO with things like this.