Indeed, this seemed to be the original idea behind patents--before they were corrupted by the political process.
*nods* But the corruption was also inevitable.
I'm not too crazy about the government getting involved in compensating people for their IP, of course (and not just for the reasons you mention), but I do agree that solutions exist.
I think there is as well, although I am yet to see it fully documented. It would be an awesome paper to write tho'.. the brainstorming involved would be great fun.
And of course, once written I rather suspect it would be adopted and probably quite widely..
And no amount of secure open-source software will prevent some idiots from writing their password on a sticky note and pasting it to their monitor. ;-)
For that your username is the appropriate solution (even if I prefer to at least start with a foam version thereof) ;-)
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Date: 2008-05-20 04:53 am (UTC)*nods* But the corruption was also inevitable.
I'm not too crazy about the government getting involved in compensating people for their IP, of course (and not just for the reasons you mention), but I do agree that solutions exist.
I think there is as well, although I am yet to see it fully documented. It would be an awesome paper to write tho'.. the brainstorming involved would be great fun.
And of course, once written I rather suspect it would be adopted and probably quite widely..
And no amount of secure open-source software will prevent some idiots from writing their password on a sticky note and pasting it to their monitor. ;-)
For that your username is the appropriate solution (even if I prefer to at least start with a foam version thereof) ;-)