I don't think we need to revert to King's or Pope's patronage! > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 7:57 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Patent #6886160 > > Jay Maynard wrote: > > > > "to promote Progress of Science and useful Arts, > > > by securing for limited Times to Authors and > > > Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective > > > Writings and Discoveries" > > > > > > The *objective* was to foster innovation, NOT to reward people. > > > > Innovation is the objective. Reward is the mechanism. Without the > > mechanism, the objective will not be achieved. > > That's quite possible, though I doubt very much that there is > any actual evidence for this frequent claim. Were Leonardo da > Vinci or J.S. Bach or countless other creators deterred by > the lack of copyrights and patents? And even if the claim is > true, the current system of exclusive rights is far from > being the only possible mechanism. > > Tony H.
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