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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 10:11 PM EDT |
Those are really just different ways of personifying the players and connoting
the situations and consequences. The core element is this: the role which the
patent system plays in the realm of technology is to raise the cost of entry to
the market. For good or for ill (and ultimately which is which depends on whose
interests one intends to serve).
If you're an up-and-comer with a brilliant idea, you want the market entry cost
low; otherwise, you might not be able to make it even when all other conditions
are right. If you're an established entity with a lot of existing investments
and successful products, high cost of market entry is essential in establishing
a 'stable' market where the value of what you already have will continue to
carry you.
As for what best serves society, it's telling that we actually have laws
explicitly just to address the problems that can develop with impenetrable
markets.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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