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These kinds of lawsuits don't make it fun for the consumer. Weren't patents supposed to be good for society?
by nextparadigms 15y ago
These kinds of lawsuits don't make it fun for the consumer. Weren't patents supposed to be good for society?
- cgranade 15y agoIn the US, yes, they were: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries." https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Copyright_Clause https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Copyright_Cla...