Comments by "Mikko Rantalainen" (@MikkoRantalainen) on "I built a QR code with my bare hands to see how it works" video.

Yet another example about why patents and copyrights are detrimental to society.
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@leftear99 What kind of lifespan do you think would be good for society? It's clear that the current 75–150 years for the copyright and 20 years for a patent is way too long and just hinders innovation but I have trouble imagining that even short timeframes would improve things. If we both agree that the current time periods are problematic, why do you think a shorter but still fixed timeframe would be better than zero timeframe?
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@leftear99 Sure, but you could create content and inventions that we currently based on pre-arranged contracts. Electrician is not going to randomly build stuff in my house and then request payment from me after the fact when I try to use the installed wires. Instead, I agree on payment with the electrician before he or she starts the work. I see no reason why creative work wouldn't work the same. (And as an another example I'm writing software for living and I know I get paid before starting the actual work.) As such, there's no need for altruism to create stuff even if copyright nor patents existed. The modern business models have been created based on copyright and patents but it seems to me that this solution (copyright + patents) causes more problems than it provides good. The only big question is how to convert to better system without collapsing too many businesses?
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