Guys this conversation is really noisy and i might presumptive say that this isnt of interest or help to the majority of silicon beach users, can i ask you to take this elsewhere?
Thanks for your understanding 2009/8/5 Owen Thomas <owen.paul.tho...@gmail.com> > 2009/8/5 Rob Manson <rob...@mobusiness.com.au> > >> >> Hi Owen, > > > Hi Rob. > > >> better to be quoted out of context than not at all 8) >> >> >> So my question to you is - what's wrong with plain old copyright and >> controlled distribution for your software? > > > Nothing at all. But, as you know, copyright only protects the expression of > a concept, not the concept itself. What I have done is to assert my > ownership of the concept itself, so that no one can claim it as theirs. If > it so turns out that someone comes up with a different, yet better concept, > then they have a better concept. > > That is competition. Do you have another definition? > > >> It works for all the big software companies. > > > Heh. I've been there, and I know that it doesn't. Big software companies > hoard and defend patents like there's no tomorrow. > > >> Very few of them actually utilise software patents in reality. > > > That might be because they sit on them, and that's a reason for why I, as > an individual, patented my concept alone. > > >> e.g. control your source code and not the idea >> >> If the idea is unique and your software is useful and your >> prices/distribution are reasonable then people will use it. > > >> >> If someone else can take your idea and do any of those better than you >> then you're probably screwed anyway 8) >> >> Or at least have some healthy competition that will make your business >> "better". > > > Probably not. I believe it cranks up the competition theme to an intensity > where it is beneficial for no one. What you get is forces competing not > against each other, but against the customers who are stifled with making a > decision between two identical products. > > Owen. > > -- > www.cliquespace.net > Clique Space(TM) Facebook Group: > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=81335296379 > Owen's Garden of Thought: http://owenpaulthomas.blogspot.com/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://tr.im/ujKF No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself: http://tr.im/ujMm To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
