2011/3/8 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > If you assertion were true, all it shows is that indeed, creativity will >> > happen without patents, but it certainly doesn't show that creativity >> can't >> > happen thanks to patents. >> >> So, lets explore the one path. If it is possible without patents, >> what do patents bring to the table? > > > I've covered that several times already, I'll try one more time: when you > create a new product, you can't just copy whatever exists, add your 5% > innovation and call it a day (which pretty much sums up what comes from > China, these days). > > You actually have to create a product that innovates in all areas. > > I'm guessing that without patents, Android would be a sad copycat of iOS, > and as such, 1) would be less innovative than it is today and 2) would > probably have failed in the market place. > > Are you arguing that building on the work of others, no matter how much or little you add, is detrimental to innovation? Surely maths, art, music and science show that to be patently false.
Time for another TED video, I think... http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/matt_ridley_when_ideas_have_sex.html Just think of patents as being a prophylactic here. > -- > Cédric > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright gtalk / msn : [email protected] <[email protected]>mail: [email protected] vibe / skype: kev.lee.wright quora: http://www.quora.com/Kevin-Wright twitter: @thecoda "My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as "lines produced" but as "lines spent": the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger" ~ Dijkstra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
