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To: Mr. Lucky

Your argument presupposes that without a patent no one would invent anything. I’d be interested in seeing a proof of that.
There are counter examples. For instance, the fashion industry has no patents or copyrights. There are trademarks, but I can copy your design exactly as long as I don’t put your name on it.


112 posted on 05/31/2013 2:59:40 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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To: SeeSharp
The investment necessary to design a pair of shoes is just a little bit less than to develop, say, a cancer therapy.

The fact is that the growth of bio-tech and similar industries has occurred in countries which protected intellectual property. It coulda all been a coincidence.

113 posted on 05/31/2013 3:03:50 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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