Z:gnu-www-ja-greve-clown--8a36d9-A lawyer who invents an especi/en

A lawyer who invents an especially brilliant strategy has no right to claim it as his &ldquo;intellectual property;&rdquo; the method is freely available to anyone. Why do we so willingly accept the concept that every line of code&mdash;no matter how poorly written or uninspired it may be&mdash;is so unique and incredibly personal ? The zeal for control has taken over in a way that even human genes are subject to patents&hellip;although usually not by the people who &ldquo;use&rdquo; them. Should really everything be allowed to be patented and licensed?