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by ericHosick
4459 days ago
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> But in today's world, clearly one would imagine the vast majority, if not all software would have been invented as is, without the incentives that patent protection provides. It could be that in our society (USA), people would be so willing to invent software without patents because the patent system itself has created an environment by which people can be successful from being so open. The intention of the patent system worked. A lot of societies are very closed with regards to sharing information. |
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