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At least in the United States, the express purpose of all patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other IP protections is "To promote the Progress of Science and u
by kbolino 14y ago
At least in the United States, the express purpose of all patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other IP protections is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts", i.e. for the public good. The vehicle used to achieve this end is the granting of a temporary monopoly, but the monopoly itself is not the end.
- MartinCron 14y agoAbsolutely right. I was just trying to point out that the monopoly in this context isn't some sort of dysfunctional side-effect, but part of the intended mechanism.