Submission + - IP protection between patent and copyright
pseudochaos writes: According to trusty ol' Wikipedia, the length of a copyright in the USA is the lifespan of the original author and 70 years, while the length of a patent is ~20 years. What does this say about our culture? Why should real scientific or rather technological progress not get at least the same protections as cartoons, songs, and TV shows?
Is this a problem, and if so what can be done to correct it? Could one, perhaps, claim an invention is copyrighted instead of patenting it?
Is this a problem, and if so what can be done to correct it? Could one, perhaps, claim an invention is copyrighted instead of patenting it?
