Digital BW, The Print

> 
> So is everyone saying that when a company invests time, creativity, and
> money to invent a unique (or at least particular) design, that they should
> let others use their creation and not get paid? 

No.

The questions are much more complex.  The action is at the interface of, for
example, patents and antitrust.  It's a huge field.  See for example,
http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/intelpropertycomments/index.htm

Scholars will be debating these issues forever. 

One doesn't solve these things quickly or summarily -- and that includes the
ITC in the context of an Epson complaint.  (And certainly not here and not
me.)

Stopping the ITC from unwisely stepping into the middle of this with only
one side of the story is the modest action that I think is doable -- and I'm
trying to do.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com