Re: [microsound] ideal copyright

[graham miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i'm copyrighting the word 'microsound' right now. from now on everybody
owns me five bucks everytime they post a message here. i also get royalties
from every microsound track or album you make as well. good luck.

life is sweet.

g.

Rob wrote:

> >>5 years doesn't do much good for ventures that are extremely capital
> >>intensive, such as drug development.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >isn't that a patent?
> >
> >
> >
> OK some distinctions.
>
> A Patent is the exclusive rights to the functionality of an idea, they
> last for a limited period, but during that time it's very strong.  The
> George Foreman Grill is patented, actualy the Teflon Clamshell Grill is
> the patented and the owner licensed several spinoffs to Mr. Foreman and
> other manufacturers.
>
> A copyright controls the particular expression of an idea.  You can't
> copyright the idea of making a novel and publishing it, but you can
> copyright you particular novel.
>
> Software patents are a big bugaboo because if you can control the
> functionality of a program, it's going to stop development in its
> tracks.  If Apple had a patent on the functioning of a graphical
> computer interface (with menus, etc.)  Bill Gates could never have
> created windows in it's current form, he would have to change it enough
> to be a new idea, which may seem good, but after a few tries a company
> could patent all the practical ways of doing something, although new
> ideas like the waffle iron for steak can always pop-up, it's just harder
> to perfect the ideas people are actually using.
>
> Rob
>
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