Re:Duh, he should license the appropriate material (Score 1)

If I said Patents belong to the masses I would be a socialist "Whereas government granted monopolies are the very anti-thesis of capitalism." That's exactly what i mean about looking for a problem and whining. Since when does an existing patent restrict you from doing something another way or possibly even doing it better? "They don't even have the "value" of having come about ultimaately through market selection." I disagree, they become value place holders for innovation, They become value itself something marketable. They are expensive to procure and if you dont use it its a waste of development. Thus work done under the umbrella does indeed befome a function of market selection. I am defending a system that does dictate an environment for development and economic growth. It definately is not "regulation free" but it works... which is more than i can say for other non-protective systems. I mean comon you guys were lauding the Peruvian software initiative, look at their economy!