Given that people have been sued for patent infringement for merely using office scanners [0], patent encumbrance is absolutely a chilling effect even for hobby

Given that people have been sued for patent infringement for merely using office scanners [0], patent encumbrance is absolutely a chilling effect even for hobbyists. [0] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/patent-trolls-want-1000-for-using-scanners/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/01/patent-trolls-wa...