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by kindall 1871 days ago
The purpose of the patent system is to incentivize people to publish the details of their inventions instead of keeping them secret, thereby advancing the state of the art. The limited-time monopoly is the incentive.
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Except the limited-time monopoly becomes an until-the-end-of-time monopoly, and has a more toxic effect on innovation and creativity than what would exist in its absence.
You’re thinking of copyright which seems infinite. Patents aren’t
you're right, my bad
Patents expire all the time...