[783] in libertarians
Patents, etc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (----------------------------------)
Tue Feb 28 00:01:04 1995
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 1995 23:58:20 EST
From: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <sybok@MIT.EDU>
Just a comment, but the logical result of eliminating patents would be
that most discoveries resulting from corporate sponsorship would be tightly
kept secrets. Of course, if the patent is on a product rather than a process
(of manufacturing), this might be difficult in areas were efficient reverse
engineering is possible. However, a large decrease in research publication
would likely result, which must be considered viz-a-viz whatever benefits
accrue from the death of the patent system.
