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Old 07-18-2008, 04:56 PM   #114
Greg Anos
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Originally Posted by rlauzon View Post
And how, exactly, is it possible to own an idea?
You can't... However, you can own (for a measured period) a particular implementation of an idea. That's where copyright/patent comes in. Anybody can write a trip to the moon book, for no cost and at no hindrance, but the particular string of words that make up, say ,Rocket Ship Galileo, are owned via copyright. And you can't use that string of words without permission legally...
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