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This is why patents ought to be property in the same sense that land or leases are property, and the govt. ought to be able to use eminent domain on them. Pay M
by mjmahone17 13y ago
This is why patents ought to be property in the same sense that land or leases are property, and the govt. ought to be able to use eminent domain on them. Pay Mr. Myne a lot for his contribution to society, but then make sure that even the least-well-off can take advantage of this newfound material wealth without exploitation.
- logfromblammo 13y agoWhile there is no single right answer here, I think maybe you have stumbled across one of the many possible wrong answers. If you haven't already figured it out, Mr. Myne represents the owner-investor class, his machine represents future industrial capital, and your solution was to use the government to seize control of the capital.
- ctdonath 13y ago...discouraging anyone else from getting into the "Myne machine" industry. Why bother if others are just going to out-vote him, put a gun to one's head, and seize control?
- wtbob 13y agoPatents are property which is automatically taken by eminent domain when the patent term expires.
- maxerickson 13y agoThe legal protection is rescinded, not taken. (People have some sort of natural right to ideas that they never share, beyond that it's all protection granted by society. I guess it's a minor distinction.)
- ZeroGravitas 13y agoPatents are time-limited, government granted monopolies. Why confuse things with complicated and (often intentionally) misleading metaphors about property?