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It seems to me that the US patent law is a system for transferring money from those who actually do stuff to those who don't. This is huge burden on business.
by honzzz 14y ago
It seems to me that the US patent law is a system for transferring money from those who actually do stuff to those who don't.
This is huge burden on business. Fear of getting sued to death is not the best motivation for creating new and exciting things - are you not afraid that start-ups will start to move out of US jurisdiction?
I know that Silicon Valley is the best place for start-ups and whatnot... but is it still worth it? Seeing lawsuit after lawsuit... I would never incorporate in the US - would you?
- luriel 14y ago> It seems to me that the US patent law is a system for transferring money from those who actually do stuff to those who don't. This is not surprising from an economic point of view once you realize that the patent system is basically a system of government granted monopolies.
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- honzzz 14y agoBut that "system of government granted monopolies" was supposed to channel money to those who create stuff, not from them. The problem with patent law is not that its government granted monopoly but that it's granted to those who do not bring anything to society and is used against those who do.