Re: How true...

[Charlie Springer <RAM@regnirps.com>]

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:13:14 -0700, mdj wrote
(in article <1177290794.516852.173500@b75g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>):

> I feel the same way. Unfortunately, patents are very good at one
> thing: protecting big business from small business. The tragedy of
> course is that in doing so, they (worst case) destroy the very thing
> they're designed to foster, or (best case) allow only big business to
> innovate.

Patents are good for one thing in particular. When the venture capital people 
ask "Do you have a patent?" you can say "Yes" and they are happy.

-- Charlie Springer