Cogito Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hi all, I used to post here very frequently, but I haven't been around in quite some time. It's possible that I'm making this up, but I seem to remember a thread from back then in which the main poster proposed a system of intellectual property without term limits. The poster disagreed with Rand's view that a patent held in perpetuity would imply parasitism on frozen value, and made a good case for the idea that continued work and innovation would be needed to protect the value of the patent. I seem to remember the example of the caveman who invented the wheel being an instrumental example. At the time, I wasn't ready in my understanding of politics to consider the issues, but now I'm very interested in revisiting the arguments being made. Unfortunately, I can't find the thread anywhere, and my searches are coming up nil. Does anyone remember this thread? Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Shea/Cogito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Could it be this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogito Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Could it be this one? Alas, no. The one I'm thinking of focused much more on patents. And there wasn't as much vitriol being thrown back and forth, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Alas, no. The one I'm thinking of focused much more on patents.Try this one, with the idea being KendallJ's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogito Posted April 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Try this one, with the idea being KendallJ's. Ah, yes! Thank you. Of course it was Kendall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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