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In defense of patents (Ric Richardson of Uniloc)
- josephagoss 14y agoI posted this here hoping hackernews would already have a discussion going on. Anyone here agree with Richardson?
- billswift 14y agoThis isn't anything but a repetition of the common claims about patents. He gives no evidence or no original interpretation of the commonly available evidence. This is nothing but argument by assertion; completely worthless. You'll have to google around to find a copy, but the discussion of the value of patents by the guy that invented the Workmate work bench is much better.
- ivarkotnik 14y ago1. The life time of patent is too long. If you can't make a profit from it the first 5 years, it would be better as public domain. 2. Patents which are bought by a person/company with the sole intention for extortion, i.e. not actively using the patented method/process/whatever should not be allowed. but hey, that is just my opinions.