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Exilibur · **Re: Yahoo joining the patent-suing.. -** 12-03-2005

why not?

In the era of information techonology, products are, like ideas, independent of the physical world around you. You can spread a product just as well as you can spread an idea. There is no harm done in copying it, and the copy will not just be a copy, it will be the exact same thing.

This is just how ideas work.

But how can I see the code behind my webpages as my property, while the idea behind the design is not?

Tell me: In a digital world, what differences between product and idea makes product property and idea not?

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Exilibur Arnfred Status: Offline Posts: 292 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Malling, Denmark	Re: Yahoo joining the patent-suing.. - 12-03-2005 why not? In the era of information techonology, products are, like ideas, independent of the physical world around you. You can spread a product just as well as you can spread an idea. There is no harm done in copying it, and the copy will not just be a copy, it will be the exact same thing. This is just how ideas work. But how can I see the code behind my webpages as my property, while the idea behind the design is not? Tell me: In a digital world, what differences between product and idea makes product property and idea not? A greyscale with just one color? Heaven must surely be a dull place. This calls for an extraordinary mix of psychology and extreme violence!