Chris BONDE wrote:
Both copyrights and patents are monopolies on ideas, just a different way of
expressing the idea.
In which way is a copyright a monopoly over an idea?
I believe that "an expression of an idea" and an "idea" are very
different. I accept that the former should be "protected", but not the
latter.
Now the basic concept of rewarding a person for disclosing
their idea to the world instead of keeping it a secret is good (patent).
That is neither the intention, nor the effect of patents. The intention
of patents was to encourage people to work on developing ideas with the
promise that, in return, they would be granted a temporary monopoly.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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