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   Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 08:34:48 JST Bø!rge

   When you share your idea it's no longer yours.

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     Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 08:49:52 JST Bø!rge

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     • Maja Tomic

     @majatomic If people could own ideas, the world would stagnate immediately, because all thoughts are built on the inputs from other thoughts you've heard, read or seen. No idea is an island. All ideas can be picked up, changed, built upon and spread. Thankfully.

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     Maja Tomic (majatomic@snabelen.no)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 08:49:53 JST Maja Tomic

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     @forteller Why not? Can anybody in a meeting take credit for my suggestion?

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     Bø!rge (forteller@tutoteket.no)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 23:58:17 JST Bø!rge

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     • Maja Tomic

     @majatomic Yes, there is no original thought. Or, "there's nothing new under the sun", as Ecclesiastes expressed it thousands of years ago.

     No, you can not patent an idea.

     The world today is built on ideas building upon ideas building upon ideas, and everything would screech to a halt if this was not possible.

     https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics/general-information-patents

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     Maja Tomic (majatomic@snabelen.no)'s status on Tuesday, 21-Mar-2023 23:58:19 JST Maja Tomic

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     @forteller Are you saying that there is no original thought? What about taking a patent for your idea? Isn't that how the world is built today?