Originally posted by J. Arthur God:
One would think that under these circumtances the law and human decency will allow the actual mechanism to be patented.
Besides, are you going to have judges and lawyers decide whether a certain material uses your physics? You are likely going to find a difficult enough time with referees. I realise how corrupt our legal system is. As Jesus said, they suck out the gnat and swallow the camel as a whole. Unfortunately filing patents, as imperfect as the sytem is, is the only recourse one has; unless you can get an international powerful mafia on your side. Sometimes I have the feeling that the mafia has a better sense of justice than our Western judicial systems?
