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HansTWN · 07-25-2009, 02:23 AM

[QUOTE=Jaime_Astorga;532307]So you think this should be illegal (I don't think it would be, under current laws, as long as you didn't trespass or something to obtain the seeds)? And the world shouldn't get filled with this "perfect rose" for everyone to enjoy to allow the person who developed it to make a profit through artificial scarcity?

I think you can obtain a patent for the rose. It doesn't matter, it is just an example. What I am saying is that the world can enjoy the rose and the poor man who devoted his life to developing it also gets something for his work. What I am suggesting is a win-win.

07-25-2009, 02:23 AM	#335
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	[QUOTE=Jaime_Astorga;532307]So you think this should be illegal (I don't think it would be, under current laws, as long as you didn't trespass or something to obtain the seeds)? And the world shouldn't get filled with this "perfect rose" for everyone to enjoy to allow the person who developed it to make a profit through artificial scarcity? I think you can obtain a patent for the rose. It doesn't matter, it is just an example. What I am saying is that the world can enjoy the rose *and* the poor man who devoted his life to developing it also gets something for his work. What I am suggesting is a win-win. Last edited by HansTWN; 07-25-2009 at 02:26 AM.