• From: Bill dehOra <Wdehora@c...>
• To: xml-dev <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:29:57 -0000

:  Point of order: the purpose of patent law is *not*, contrary 
:  to popular
:  belief, to reward inventors for simply creating inventions; the
:  marketplace is entirely capable of doing that.  Rather, it's 
:  to reward
:  inventors for making the details of how their inventions work public
:  rather than trying to keep them secret. 

Yes and this involves protection of the patent holder in the event of
infringement. I consider that protection a form of reward.

Regards,

Bill de hOra  
  

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