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To: LindyBill who wrote (283910)12/12/2008 9:49:33 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793958
 
Your ideas

I agree. The debate has really been turned up since the 1990s put a computer in everybody's home and IP is so readily infringed.

Most thinkers have thrown up their hands and said once you utter it, it becomes public domain. That's why we have contrived legal vehicles like patents, copyrights, and trademarks to give some semblance of protection to encourage sharing ideas.