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What if the discovery process is risky and expensive? Protecting the idea is what pays the investors back.

I think the idea is that if you license your work for slightly less than the cost of copying, everybody wins. But if you refuse to license, it's a net loss. This model goes far but does break down as the ratio of cost of creation to cost of duplication increases.

I'd rather there be a few investors making products that I get to use than a lot of investors making products that I don't get to use.

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