Has anyone ever given any serious thought recently as to why there is such a TIME difference between copyright and patent protection periods?
I assume it is historical, but I really wonder if in today's world the difference is sustainable, especially in view of software and multimedia.
Perhaps it is because we prize specific expression over generic methodology?? But look at the time multiple for that, is it truly justifiable??
Michael L Winkelman
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Received on Mon Feb 28 1994 - 22:57:32 GMT
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