_I completely agree with everything you have said. My reply is not about that._ But the comparison is not very apt. Hollywood's draconian copyright laws would

_I completely agree with everything you have said. My reply is not about that._ But the comparison is not very apt. Hollywood's draconian copyright laws would mean that you can't watch a movie or listen to a song, which is no big sacrifice. Patents are an affront to your freedom. Any service, app or business you build will violate some patent or the other. Countries have chosen to hand over monopolies on ideas and thought. This may not affect many of us. But having to watch helplessly while companies like NewEgg suffer is very, very painful.