I think people are getting copyright and patents confused or are talking about them in the same way, which is not correct, a patent is good for 20 years, this is where innovation happens, these are inventions and processes.
Copyrights are for publications, works of art, etc, they currently last 70 years, but as previously pointed are being constantly extended. There are two separate offices: http://www.uspto.gov/ http://www.copyright.gov/ Extending copyrights does not hinder innovation; extending patents however would hinder innovation. > -----Original Message----- > From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 4:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: all slashbots are idiots. > > Monday, July 7, 2003, 4:26:58 PM, you wrote: > NM> Well, how about because they created them. > > Should the Wright Brothers descendants be living off licensing fees for > airplanes? > > NM> Should I be profiting off of them instead? > > Yes. > > What good does it do American Citizens if a stagnant corporation that > no longer knows how to innovate is able to continue existing and > standing in the way of real innovators? It's corporate welfare...and > anti-capitalist. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
