Danny Sauer wrote:
> Patents make some sense when a developer
> is ramping up production or something like that, but really, since
> when was it any government's job to enforce ethics?  

Well, one of the major purposes of government is to protect private 
property from theft etc.  Protecting IP (Intellectual Property) to me 
falls under this category (notwithstanding that government does nothing 
well).

So I think the discussion boils down to whether one believes that
individuals should "own" Intellectual Property (versus hard assets).

If you don't believe it, you're probably a "socialist", if you do,
you're probably a "capitalist".

Carey
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