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Originally Posted by Homeslice
I don't know enough about this to figure it out.....
But, I thought patents were for things someone creates. Not simple discoveries. If someone discovers antigravity, they can patent machines that take advantage of antigravity, but they can't patent antigravity itself.
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Its not the same though. Patenting your work basicly means that when someone else uses it, they have to give you credit, and cannot pretend its their own work. Patenting is for more than just inventions, its protects the rights of those who discover something.
How would you feel if a lifes work was stolen by someone else, and you were never acknowledged for it?