Re: [offtopic] Re: CocaCola not really a secret
David Schwartz (davids@webmaster.com)
Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:34:59 -0400
>: >Hmmm... Any real-life examples??? What if certain innovations are so
>: >important (not necessarily better, just widely used) that we need to
>: >make their patent lengths shorter? Stuff like GIF, RSA, etc...
>:
>:
>: GIF is not that important. There are dozens of alternatives. RSA is a
>: better example, but it took incredible effort to develop it and the
>: developers should be rewarded
>
>The point you are missing is that almost all the time, the rewards from the
>patent go to the parent company, not to the developer.
Yes, the company that hired the developer. You see, when you pay
someone's salary, they do work that you benefit from. It's called
'employment'. Look it up in a good dictionary.
DS
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