[belorn]

> Not only do patents allow innovations to be shared

No one learn from patents anymore. Thats the core argument against patents as a tool for knowledge.

If patents are a tool for knowledge, lets maximize that then. Lets require a working model. Lets require source code.

It used to be that this was how the patent system worked, but then the lobby removed it from the system. Now its just a legal document, written by lawyers for lawyers.