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On Thursday 28 August 2003 01:44 am, Stuart Herbert wrote: |
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> Let's say that HP *did* actually invent remote access to another computer. |
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> (Two disclaimers: first, I've worked for HP in the past, and second I have |
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> no idea whether the patent in question is creditable or not) Why shouldn't |
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> they be entitled to protect their IPR, and to earn revenue from it? Never |
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> mind the details, it's a simple yes or no question of morals. |
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You do realize what patents are, right? This would be like saying just because |
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HP invented remote access first, noone else can invent it independantly. Even |
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if someone does invent something, they should only have exclusive right to |
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use it for 10 years, and only if they tell others how to create it. I don't |
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see how you could believe anything else (at least as far as the patents are |
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concerned) is morally acceptable, let alone see the other view as immoral. |
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