On 18/07/12 08:35 AM, Chris Bannister wrote:
True about copyright but not about patents in North America. The American patent system was originally set up with good intentions on the part of at least some of its backers.On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:21:03AM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:The original justification for patents was that the government would protect your invention for a short period if you told the world about how it works.I thought that too, but ... :( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Monopolies_1623 Copyright and patents were never about promoting culture and innovations; from the very start they were legalized bribes to give the king some income and to let businesses get rid of competition.