[Novalug] Microsoft demands royalties for open-source software

[Angelo Bertolli]

James Ewing Cottrell 3rd wrote:
> The simple thing is that in reality there is No Such Thing as 
> Intellectual Property. Both Patents and Copyright were designed to 
> encourage their authors a Temporary Right to exploit them in exchange 
> for revealing them. The Ultimate Purpose is to Benefit The Public.
>
> Thus, all Intellectual Property is merely a Temporary Loan from the 
> Public Domain.

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