re: #341 Mr Pancakes
Well… if you employ a bunch of people to develop it… you can probably patent it.
OK, so now every breed of dog, cat, horse, fish, flower, etc. is patented. You’re gonna get sued if your dog (or goldfish) reproduces without you paying the licensing fee. If you plant some flowers in your back yard and some bunch of jackass honeybees come by and pollinate them, you now owe royalties to the Burpee seed company.