Ampere K. Hardraade schreef: > Just to elaborate: I am against software patent. But when someone can patent > ideas that are in public domain, then it doesn't just concern software > patents anymore. It means the entire patenting system is broken. > > Ampere It is only a matter of time until some corporation starts patenting the laws of physics. The whole idea of 'intellectual property' seems a mystery to me -- it means anyone can claim that he/she thought up something and wants to make a large amount of money out of it. I'm not against making money out of tangible objects -- hardware, physical media -- but the whole idea of making money out of 'thin air', being either artistic or intellectual, seems a bit ridiculous. I think it's one of the extremeties of the free market. But I've got a feeling that the whole market on IP will collapse in the near future: the Writer's Guild of America is already on strike in the movie world, with the Screen Actor's Guild following shortly, because they just don't make enough money out of the 'air' sold. :)
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