copyright and patent laws are killing innovation ..

[Doug Mentohl]

Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, two leading economists from the
Washington University in St. Louis, believe that the time has come for
patents and copyright to disappear as pieces of legislation from the
laws of all countries ...

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Copyright-and-Patent-Laws-Are-Killing-Innovation-106242.shtml

[Robin T Cox]

Post by Doug Mentohl
Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine, two leading economists from the
Washington University in St. Louis, believe that the time has come for
patents and copyright to disappear as pieces of legislation from the
laws of all countries ...

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Copyright-and-Patent-Laws-Are-Killing-Innovation-106242.shtml

Surely such legislation is a form of economic protectionism that's at odds
with the realities of a global market. In essence, such legislation is a
simply a way of cheating the other players in the global market.

[Doug Mentohl]

such legislation is a simply a way of cheating the other players in the global market.

You are surely kidding, you call the current situation good for the
global market.