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Yikes, thats pretty bad. In a single brush he dismisses those small business horror stories as “fairy tails”. Not to get to political, but the with the cu
by acomjean 8y ago
Yikes,
thats pretty bad.
In a single brush he dismisses those small business horror stories as “fairy tails”. Not to get to political, but the with the current us political environment it’s not entirely surprising.
Also using last century examples ( IBM and 3com ) is a little strange.
- TomMckenny 8y agoIt is political. Andrei Iancu did not appear from thin air (nor did Ajit Pai), they are political appointees. Maybe we don't discuss the proximate cause of the problem for some strategic reason, I don't know. But when we don't, we spiral into unproductive discussions about the innate morality of all patents. Maybe that's good but isn't going to solve anything in the foreseeable future. And for the record, my biggest worry too is a fatal patent shakedown for my unlaunched startup. Actually I'm surprised the trolls haven't started selling "insurance" given the climate of fear they've created.
- jessaustin 8y agoYes it's amazing that "Intellectual Ventures" and "Myhrvold" don't appear at all in that speech.