2011/5/11 andy pugh <[email protected]> > On 6 May 2011 02:11, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If someone patented several variations of "metal cylinder to transmit > power" > > and you needed a driveshaft, you would be screwed. > > It happened. James Watt didn't use this peculiar linkage because he > wanted to, but because someone had a patent on the "crank" > > http://digital.nls.uk/scientists/assets/images/content/james_watt/boulton-watt-engine.jpg > Similarly a set of patents in the early days of motoring did nothing > more than make one man quite wealthy. > http://www.bpmlegal.com/wselden.html > > This is why I think that patents should last 5-10-15 years depending on field/industry. Otherwise they just impede progress.
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