True. Civilization itself is made up of a dense web of people's contributions, only a small number of which are protected by law. Maybe the most important ones, in fact, have no protection. Writing, steel, structural engineering, etc.
Imagine a world where you have to pay for every innovation you use. It would make it impossible to do anything or create any new innovations on top of existing ones.
I'm not saying IP is always bad, but it does have a double edge: it rewards innovations which HAVE been made, but it hinders new innovations from BEING made.
Imagine a world where you have to pay for every innovation you use. It would make it impossible to do anything or create any new innovations on top of existing ones.
I'm not saying IP is always bad, but it does have a double edge: it rewards innovations which HAVE been made, but it hinders new innovations from BEING made.