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Or at least protect their ass from those that are evil.
by imp 18y ago
Or at least protect their ass from those that are evil.
- shabda 18y agoYes, as patent trollling is a good way to do that. How is when Amazon tries to patent single click checkout, that is evil, but when your favorite company does the a frivolous patent, that is just protecting their ass? Also related read: http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2007/09/reforming-patents-promoting-innovation.html http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2007/09/reforming-pat... (Google's official policy on patents.)
- alexandros 18y agoWithout going into the frivolity of each patent, let's not forget that Amazon has actually used their patent aggressively against Barnes and Noble. http://www.out-law.com/page-2424 http://www.out-law.com/page-2424