I found your topic to be super interesting. I was not familiar with the Oyster Project and had not yet had exposure to patent law or the types or arguments against it. I was particularly intrigued by the analysis that stated that patents came out around the same time as a police force. While that comparison is riveting, I am still not convinced that all things should be without a patent. Part of living in our society is an sense of individualism and freedom. With this individualism, comes the ability make money from for our name, image, and likeness and our ideas. Because of this, I do believe people should be able to patent their ideas and be rewarded for their innovation and creativity. However, I do think there should possibly be a time limit on the patent and easy rules for others to access and use the idea at some point. This will benefit society as a whole. The comparison to past institutions is interesting because I think those institutions (prisons & police) for example present different sets of issues surrounding life & death. So to me the comparison is not entirely the same. I look forward to learning more about patent law based off your writings- Morgan