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- anton in part you are right
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the patent system was designed to foster innovation.
However my assertion is that it is far from that point now, and counter-productive.
Witness the vast jump in technology from China where they have an relatively inneffective patent system.
If you take into account China in 1970 to where it is now, the acceleration in technology is totally mindblowing.
How about US in 1970 to now. Yes there has been change, but relative to china, it has been small.
Give me examples of patents that have required years of expensive investment. All the ones I've looked at recently have been ridiculous, but I'm willing to accept that my experience is not statistically significant.
I still think that totally withdrawing the patent system would be better than keeping it in it's current form (for strength of technological advance). Obviously reform to a decent system would be preferable. The guiding direction should be not some stupid notion of Intellectual Property but rather maximising technological innovation. Clearly to say that is the case now is plainly wrong. - Posted by: hipparchus2000 Posted on: 12/28/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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