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Originally Posted by pilotbob
This is a perversion on the Patent system.
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I'm not saying it's desirable (or not), simply that in practice you can effectively patent an idea. Patents will cover the idea, while copyright will cover specific expressions of that idea.
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Also, you can't patent something the is obvious or and obvious combination or other patented things.
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Sadly, the people at the various national patent offices who are making the decision about what is or is not obvious to someone "skilled in the art" are not usually themselves skilled in the appropriate art, so very many patents are granted for things which are screamingly obvious.
/JB