&gt; <i>One of the greatest innovations of our time may ultimately undermine a key</i> engine <i>of innovation, the patent system</i>.<p>Now, now, didn&#x27;t the author mean <i>hindrance</i>?<p>In any case, I would <i>love</i> to see patents undermined. Let&#x27;s just hope we don&#x27;t fall into a police state just to enforce corporate monopoly. The world is close enough to cyberpunk as it is.