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I think this argues rather strongly against patents. After all, if you didn't publish it and someone else came up with it independently several times over then

by tisme 14y ago

I think this argues rather strongly against patents. After all, if you didn't publish it and someone else came up with it independently several times over then clearly that counts as anecdotal support for ideas having a way of re-surfacing many times until the time is ripe. The fact that you thought of it first - assuming you did, because there may be many more people like you, some of those may have had the idea even earlier - should not give you a right to a slice of someone else's pie.

eternalban 14y ago
(They haven't fully caught up with me yet.) Further note I have no interest in taking a slice of anyone's pie. If I did, I would not be discussing this matter here with you; I would have taken my lawyer's advice. The only (hypothetical) interest at this point would have been to defend against a patent in this domain.