Actually there was a show from the BBC of some Englishman who is attempting to grow and sell real traditional chocolate w/out the sugar simply because it tastes better rather than simply being yet another product that satisfies the sweet tooth of the public.
2011/3/9 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > > > On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:58 AM, Kevin Wright <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Has everyone seen this yet: >> http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture.html > > > Miroslav did a good job showing that the fashion industry is not exactly > innovative, but I'm more interested by your logical claim: > > >> It's not proof, by any stretch, but it's certainly a very convincing >> demonstration that creativity will happen in spite of patents, and not >> because of them. >> > > 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. > > A bit like saying that hot chocolate tastes good without sugar, therefore, > it can't taste good because of sugar. Guess what, it tastes better with > sugar! :) > > -- > 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. > -- mP -- 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.
