Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights)

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From: william E Davidsen
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 1990 12:50

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In article <PIERSON.90Aug7121124@xenna.encore.com>, pierson@encore.com
(Dan L. Pierson) writes:
|> In article <58757@bbn.BBN.COM> cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) writes:

|> Very briefly, the software patent situation as it presently exists is
|> on the verge of preventing the creation of small software companies.
|> It also threatens the existence of many existing such companies.

  I just can't buy that. If there were no protection a small company
would come out with an innovative product, and a large company would
quickly copy the functionality and bury the small company by heavy
advertising, and by selling cheap (no research cost for the interface).

  I think the laws right now are the only thing keeping the fish in the
water with the sharks. Otherwise every new idea would be stolen before
it built a following.
--
Bill Davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.com, uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
  GE Corp R&D Center, Schenectady NY
  Moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 386users mailing list
       "This is your PC. This is your PC on OS/2. Any questions?"

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Subject: Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights)
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