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vaksel on May 4, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Total victory for open source software in a patent...

good.

Patent trolls have abused the system for too long. The whole point of patents was to increase innovation not stifle it

barnaby on May 4, 2010 [–]

>>> The whole point of patents was to increase innovation not stifle it

Don't tell the lobbyists that. They've worked really hard to make sure that the point of patents (and all IP law) is to protect large companies from innovative newcomers on the market.

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