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--- statutes:manifesto [2013/09/03 15:23] – [Civil Rights] philiph
+++ statutes:manifesto [2013/09/03 15:26] (current) – [Patent system reform] I'm not sure what a "target idea" means philiph
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 ====== Patent system reform ======
-Patents are government-backed monopolies which are obstacles in a free market and increasingly hinder, instead of help, innovation. Patents should definitely never be given for things that are trivial, non-substantial, target ideas, computer programs, business models or are otherwise unethical.
+Patents are government-backed monopolies which are obstacles in a free market and increasingly hinder, instead of help, innovation. Patents should definitely never be given for things that are trivial, non-substantial, computer programs, business models, or anything unethical.
 In the long term, an alternative system to support innovation must be developed to replace patents and ensure that the results of research come to the benefit of society.