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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, May 11 2013 @ 01:40 AM EDT |
What he referred to was the "great American dream." He did not say at
all (and does not seem to mean) that the dream was well founded in reality.
Indeed, it has been a dream that, as our manufacturing base rusts and our
exports of actual goods dwindle and our imports increase, that it would be
possible to export "intellectual property" instead and make everybody
keep paying for it. Why else would we have constant attempts to get everybody
else to align their patent systems with ours and to sign treaties which would
make all the other countries commit themselves to respect our "intellectual
property" just as if it were their own? It isn't just Hollywood behind TPP
and all those other treaties. Patents are involved, too.
Now, clearly, whether or not such a tactic has any viability or even any actual
foundation in national interest is another question.
You are absolutely correct to point out that the patent system gone wild has
caused incredible damage. But the previous post is far from praising the policy
when it refers to a dream.
What is behind the dream is a fantasy that everything is invented in the US
which is the natural leader of the world. In short, it is hubris.
Another example of this mentality at work can easily be recalled, not exactly
related to patents. A few years ago, a law was passed against the export of
encryption software and it was attempted to suppress the free dissemination of
cryptographic research. We all remember how well that turned out. The effect was
not to deprive others of progress in cryptography at all. No, the result was to
encourage the movement of research and the production of related software
offshore. Brilliant move.
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- Very well put - Authored by: Gringo_ on Saturday, May 11 2013 @ 06:54 AM EDT
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| Authored by: thorpie on Saturday, May 11 2013 @ 02:58 PM EDT |
If I understand correctly it is the case that all software patents
issued to date, and more, are invalid.
is this a correct
statement?
Which means that to make currently issued invalid
patents valid a retrospective law change would be needed.
Is
his a correct statement? I would presume and hope that attaining retrospective
legislation would be very difficult.
So the whole American
economic dream blueprint of America being the brains and having
the rest of the world the lowly paid manufacturers has just come crashing
down.
Is this a correct conclusion? If it is just how large an
impact will it have on America's economy going forward?
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