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Should computer code be protected speech? by Arcanum2006-11-19 12:55:59
  Are buildings considered free speech? by skeegenin2003-04-24 10:12:20
    How exactly do patents work? by BlurOfSerenity 2003-04-24 11:05:15
If invent a machine that does X, and patent it, can someone else make their own machine that also does X, as long as they don't copy my blueprints? i.e., can you copy someone's idea as long as you don't copy their implementation of it?
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      To a significant degree, you can't copy their idea by Arcanum2003-04-24 11:11:54
        Someone explain to me... by rapido752003-04-24 20:49:42
        Can you patent an idea, or just an implementation by swisscheese2003-04-25 12:46:23

 

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