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Originally Posted by dmikov
Really intellectual "property" is NOT a property, more of a squatter rights. I understand that we can put a lot of back and forth on copyright, but other intellectual "properties" like trademark and patents are pretty obvious are not real/deserved property. What kind of property of tangible or deserved nature is "apple" (I am not talking just computer company, but the recording label that aforementioned computer company payed  ) it's simple squatting on something. Or rounded corners patent.
I would actually put it more inline with stealing something then property. They just stole my ability to use "Apple" in my company name, without producing anything just coming and grabbing the name.
Google the problem Python organization having right now with somebody claiming copyright on Python name, because they registered domain in UK with the same name.
And no, whatever courts say I don't think that because you were the first to implement something with rounded corners it's your property and nobody can invent or implement it.
More to the point, why Sherlock Homes is property of estate, but his pipe and hat are not "property" of related inventors or authors previously mentioning them somewhere else? |
Patents are out of control and given out much too freely. We're in dire need of patent reform that restricts what can and can't be patented. I also don't believe names should be allowed to be copyrighted. Need reform here also.