While I realize that you're not saying the contrary, the "will of the founding fathers" isn't exactly anti-patent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Claus

While I realize that you're not saying the contrary, the "will of the founding fathers" isn't exactly anti-patent. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause That being said, the Constitution isn't some holy un-flawed document.