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Some people think that government and companies should keep their patents forever, while others think that governments and companies should share their discoveries with all the scientists in the world. What is your opinion and why? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
Although there has been a strain of compliments that a patent brightens our intellectual world, I am, on the contrary, pretty much concerned about whether this policy benefits us in the long run. Instead, it is reasonable for government and companies to share discoveries with scientists in the world, which shortens problem-solving process (As a noun phrase this has to either have an article or be plural. I can't decide which because I don't know if you meant there's a universal process on problem-solving, or there is a particular problem-solving process that can benefit, or something else.), enhances academic communication, and ultimately pushes scientific development into a new era.
First and foremost, spreading new discoveries to the rest of the scientific world provides expediency to problem-solving. A concrete example of the famous database Medline fits perfectly into this idea. Medline provides scientists with the latest information mostly for free, or at least with relatively easy access. Accordingly, it becomes perhaps the most reliable database in the scientific world. Groups of doctors, researchers and technicians log on to Medline every day, sniffing around for even the slightest hints of new discoveries that can possibly settle their remaining problems. Some companies or governments, on the other hand, stick to their principle of patents, offering mostly charging papers. I have personally suffered a lot from writing e-mails to corresponding authors for their papers, with explicit explanations of my intention, which is time consuming and always results in vain.(This is good. But, as I love to challenge people, think about this: you seem to assume that this information should be provided free and promptly when you or some other people need it – why? In other words, what makes your personal desire to solve your problems using someone else's discoveries more valid and proper than an author's personal desire to protect his financial/academic interests, should he have any?)
Furthermore, sharing new discoveries enhances communications between academic groups or individuals. Whether it be a scientific conference, or a report tour, of simply e-mails between scientists, sharing makes smooth communication. This effect can be of two sorts. First, for those who want to learn from the discoverers, communication means self-improvement. Second, after listening to critical ideas from other scientists, the original researchers may pay attention to details or even flaws that might seem unnoticeable in the first place. Seldom can we imagine a dynamic academic world where patents are kept forever, sharing new discoveries blocked, and spreading knowledge oppressed.
On a larger scale, whenever a new discovery was spread to the public, there was a landmark era. Darwin’s On the Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Bruno’s claim that earth is not the center of universe, and Elbert Einstein’s quantum theory-none of these great minds or their upper class (? Do you mean 'boss'?) have kept their intellectual treasure forever.
To be sure, keeping their patents for the consideration of copyright was not so far off the mark, yet those governments and companies neglect to take into account the most important forces that drive our society forward-solving problems, communications, and scientific development. Only by sharing new ideas can we truly make a difference.
总结:
Very well executed. Excellent job.
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