Ultimate proof of the paradoxity of patenting (ConceptTopic, 3)
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The '''ultimate proof of the paradoxity of patenting''' is as follows: | The '''ultimate proof of the paradoxity of patenting''' is as follows: | ||
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#Notice that no number can be owned by anyone, and the reverse process of 1-3 above can be applied to obtain the original definition from this number. | #Notice that no number can be owned by anyone, and the reverse process of 1-3 above can be applied to obtain the original definition from this number. | ||
#Therefore, it is impossible to own (and thus patent) anything which may be expressed entirely in writing. | #Therefore, it is impossible to own (and thus patent) anything which may be expressed entirely in writing. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 28 May 2011
The ultimate proof of the paradoxity of patenting is as follows:
- Take the full definition, in any given language (such as English) of a patent, or similarly expressed idea.
- Encode it in any given encoding (such as Unicode UTF-8 or Keiji's compact base64 encoding).
- Read the complete string of discrete quantities as a single number.
- Notice that no number can be owned by anyone, and the reverse process of 1-3 above can be applied to obtain the original definition from this number.
- Therefore, it is impossible to own (and thus patent) anything which may be expressed entirely in writing.
