Re: Where would we be without these important patents?

royls@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

Nope. In fact, technological progress was roughly proportional to
total economic production and the level of scientific knowledge both
before _and_after_ patents. The publication of Newton's Principia had
far more impact on technological progress than patent privileges.

I am curious how many radical right wingers actually know about Newton.
They will believe you are talking about a pop singer having a song called
"Principia" :-)


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