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To: RKV
It means that without enforceable patents, no technical advances can be sustained.

Sorry, but that is nuts.

Change it to "no company that patents technology can be sustained by it" and you would be right. The technology itself marches on, regardless of what country performs the advances.

9 posted on 02/24/2004 4:54:28 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: Pukin Dog
It means that without enforceable patents, no technical advances can be sustained.

Sorry, but that is nuts. Change it to "no company that patents technology can be sustained by it" and you would be right. The technology itself marches on, regardless of what country performs the advances.

I suspect that what he means is, that without enforceable patents, companies will not invest in R&D. Why spend the money and give everyone else a free ride? If this occurs, then technology itself will slow waaay down in its "march".

10 posted on 02/24/2004 4:59:29 PM PST by dark_lord (The Statue of Liberty now holds a baseball bat and she's yelling 'You want a piece of me?')
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To: Pukin Dog
Reduce the profit from inovation, and take away the incentive to innovate.
18 posted on 02/24/2004 6:07:07 PM PST by RKV (He who has the guns makes the rules.)
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To: Pukin Dog
You are hitting home runs tonight! Every point you made is a score, imo.
24 posted on 02/24/2004 6:23:53 PM PST by bvw
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