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Patents ~~on software~~ shouldn't exist!
This is my take.
5 year patents should exist IMHO. I think that's a reasonable chance to monetise an invention. Short enough to remove the use of patents as munitions between companies.
After that it's open season and you've allowed society to use it in any way in return for that 5 year protection.
I agree. It‘s the only way to actually overcome capitalism. Same rules for all is important of course.
No patents ensures that if an individual does invent something, only corporations can profit off it because they can just put the inventor out of business by undercutting, rather than having to pay the inventor.
Unfortunately, they do protect corporations more than individual inventors purely because corporations have more R&D budget.
Seems like the solution is to only allow individuals to apply for patents, and organizations and their proxies may not
~~Patents on~~ software shouldn't exist
Fuck it
Pa~~te~~nts ~~on software~~ shouldn't exist