I do not know a lot about the issue, but in general, I believe that patents should exist, but they should be of shorter duration (say 7 years). Maybe they should be longer for intellectual property. Not sure.
At some point, the idea needs to move to the public space after the inventor/artist has had enough time to acquire proper compensation via a temporary monopoly.
I must ask, since if you are in favour of copying- what are your thoughts on intellectual property?
Good question.
I do not know a lot about the issue, but in general, I believe that patents should exist, but they should be of shorter duration (say 7 years). Maybe they should be longer for intellectual property. Not sure.
At some point, the idea needs to move to the public space after the inventor/artist has had enough time to acquire proper compensation via a temporary monopoly.