2011/3/8 Kevin Wright <[email protected]> > 2. Something is created, the inventor doesn't follow through for fear that > it'll infringe another patent and he/she will lose their house through legal > fees
Yes, we keep going back to this nightmare scenario but we haven't seen it happen much, have we? Besides, there is a third option: 3. Something is created, the inventor learns that a patent covers that invention and find himself having to come up with a different idea (thereby, innovating further). I'm not saying that 2) never happens and 3) always does, but I know for a fact that 3) does happen, and it seems like a positive force for innovation to me. -- 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.
