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HangFire · **Re: outrageous but...thats the us for ya -** 24-02-2005

Patents do, in theory, have an advantage. They are there to protect a new design/product during its initial development so the idea isn't stolen by someone.

For patents to be ethical they should have a very limited lifespan (say, 3 years), and only be on new technologies. The main problem that patenting is causing is idiots trying to either patent things they didn't create (SCO) or trying to cash in on ancient patents.

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HangFire Best served chilled Status: Offline Posts: 1,005 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Saskabush, Canuckada	Re: outrageous but...thats the us for ya - 24-02-2005 Patents do, in theory, have an advantage. They are there to protect a new design/product during its initial development so the idea isn't stolen by someone. For patents to be ethical they should have a very limited lifespan (say, 3 years), and only be on new technologies. The main problem that patenting is causing is idiots trying to either patent things they didn't create (SCO) or trying to cash in on ancient patents.