[Leaplist] Patent reform vs terminating Intellectual Property laws [was Re: FYI, evidence of realities of IP]

[Bill Anderson]

> When you look at the gestation period for new drugs, I think the current
> 17-year patent period might be too short. There is always room to gripe
> about abuse of any law (patent or otherwise), but anarchy is *always* a
> bad solution ....

Yet it works so well for this list. This list is an anarchistic creation.  Or 
is there some list governing structure keeping us all in line that nobody's 
been told about ? Besides, anarchy works splendidly for ants. ;)

When you and your friends get together to go eat lunch is there a governing 
structure, or d you all work it out? Again, anarchy is in use every day (so 
is socialism). Whether it scales to larger populaces is a separate matter. 
But to say it is always a bad idea is no different than to exaggerate and 
conflate.