You asked me to read up on the history of patent law. So I did.

Here is a good site:

http://www.ladas.com/Patents/USPatentHistory.html

“The Constitutional basis for federal patent and copyright systems is to be found in the Constitution of the United States Article 1, Section 8, clause 8 which states:

Congress shall have power … to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. ”

So it had nothing to do with “social conscience”, and everything with protecting the owner of the patent from potential infringers. As I read it, the interpretation of the law by the courts swings back and forth, depending on economic conditions. At some points, the courts will take a dislike to patents, and find them invalid upon appeal. At other times, they uphold them. So I guess if you want to be mad at anyone, you should be mad at the judge that upheld the Chevron patent in his court…..

Now as to tax law, I think it is ridiculous as currently implemented. Right now, the Congress uses it to give special favors to special interests and to try to legislate morality. I think that is just wrong. If you want a tax system that is truly equal, make it a straight prcentage of income for everyone, personal and business, with no exceptions. The tax form would be 5 lines long, instead of the 47 page personal return we filed this year. That way, there is no one that makes millions, and gets to be exempt from paying taxes through loopholes. But at the same time, I think the government should uphold it’s responsibility to the citizens, and be forced to live within their financial limits. The fact that we have a ten trillion dollar deficit should give you much more fear than the fact that electric cars were delayed because Chevron decided not to license battery packs in North America…………..

And as I said before. If you do not like the current laws, run for office and get them changed. Or if you want Chevron to open up those license agreements, start a campaign that will hurt them in their pocketbook. If enough people decide not to purchase their products, because of the way they do business, their business practices will be modified.

That is how real change occurs…………