The Freedom to Innovate

The overabundance of patent lawsuits that companies keep flinging back and forth is making it harder to innovate without stepping on someone's toes. While it is important to reward creativity and original thought, the legal exploits of many corporations are quickly becoming a game that defeats the opportunity for continued generation of new ideas. The purpose of copyrights and patents is to promote innovation and creativity, not to stifle them. When innovators are forced to think inside an intellectual vacuum, the cultural progress of society is stinted.