>[Patents] did serve a purpose for people such as Edison who got ripped off right and left, or so I'm told He didn't work alone, did he? I think he had a compa

>[Patents] did serve a purpose for people such as Edison who got ripped off right and left, or so I'm told He didn't work alone, did he? I think he had a company, but you can bet he got a sweet deal with his employees on those patents.