Every invention solves a problem, or else it has no reason to exist. Patents are supposed to protect the person who found a particular solution first; this isn'

Every invention solves a problem, or else it has no reason to exist. Patents are supposed to protect the person who found a particular solution first; this isn't new. I'm sure it was wrong of Eli Whitney to patent the cotton gin, too, since that's clearly the only way to quickly separate cotton seeds and fibers.