[dmitrygr]

In that world, why invest in R&D? Wait for someone else to, and then demand the fruit of the work…

[saghm]

Who are you demanding from if there's no incentive to invest? Either the option is there, in which case the incentive clearly must have been there for someone, or it's not, in which case the incentive is the same for wanting to have it in the first place.

[dcow]

You get to charge royalties and license fees.