THE public will learn that patents are artificial stimuli to improvident exertions; that they cheat people by promising what they cannot perform; that they rarely give security to really good inventions, and elevate into importance a number of trifles…no possible good can ever come of a Patent Law, however admirably it may be framed
That was from the
Economist in 1851. It’s a shame we’re still elevating the trifles to importance in the software world.
Economist comment on patents This entry was posted on Fri Sep 13 14:51:00 UTC+0100 2002 and is filed under General, General, Travel.