Will Kryptiq patent stand in the way of reform?

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Suppose a patented idea is the best idea?

A patent is government enforcement of a reward for an idea lasting a limited period of time. Having and disseminating good ideas is beneficial to everyone, and paying for a patent is an ordinary part of doing business.

So software patyents are in principle good things.

If a patented idea is providing an ideal solution to a problem, then avoiding the patented idea means reducing the effectiveness of other products.

You might argue that a standards-setting organization shouldn't advocate paying money for standards because that increases the likelihood of manipulating the standards-setting outcome for commercial advantage. As shown vividly by the attempt to enforce ODF.

But do you have any difficulty with a patented idea becoming a de facto standard because every competitor has to include the idea as part of a solution acceptable to the market?

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 12/23/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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