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Since Mueller isn't a lawyer, and his only other credentials are being a paid lobbyist, yeah it matters. Sure a lobbyist might be correct, but why would you tr

by parfe 13y ago

Since Mueller isn't a lawyer, and his only other credentials are being a paid lobbyist, yeah it matters. Sure a lobbyist might be correct, but why would you trust them for information to begin with? And looking at his post with a sceptical mind would have you learn his only third party source is a magazine whose tag-line is "Maximising IP value for business". Even if correct his post is blatant propaganda. In fact, I'd go so far as to question why he chose today to register an account on hacker news. This isn't the first patent related news we've seen.

anon1385 13y ago
>In fact, I'd go so far as to question why he chose today to register an account on hacker news. He has actually commented here with a different account in the past: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FlorianMueller https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FlorianMueller Your personal attacks really don't have any relevance to the legal questions at hand. Trying to muddy the discussion with irrelevant speculation about people's motives is totally unnecessary when the legislation is there for any of us to read.
- venus 13y ago
  > Trying to muddy the discussion with irrelevant speculation about people's motives is totally unnecessary In an ideal world, where we all had an infinite amount of time to research any and all items of controversy in their entirity, I would agree with you. In this hyper-specialized world, where we basically look to others to do the research and summarize for us, motives are extremely relevant and it is the height of naivety to pretend otherwise.
  - bostonpete 13y ago
    Everyone has motives and biases but it's not fair to attack someone in this forum just because you happen to know their motives and biases. I don't see your contact info or bio listed in your profile -- how are we to trust your motives without knowing more about you? We should discuss ideas on their merits rather than trying to psychoanalyze or dig up dirt on the commenter.

by parfe 13y ago

anon1385 13y ago

>In fact, I'd go so far as to question why he chose today to register an account on hacker news. He has actually commented here with a different account in the past: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FlorianMueller https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=FlorianMueller Your personal attacks really don't have any relevance to the legal questions at hand. Trying to muddy the discussion with irrelevant speculation about people's motives is totally unnecessary when the legislation is there for any of us to read.

venus 13y ago
> Trying to muddy the discussion with irrelevant speculation about people's motives is totally unnecessary In an ideal world, where we all had an infinite amount of time to research any and all items of controversy in their entirity, I would agree with you. In this hyper-specialized world, where we basically look to others to do the research and summarize for us, motives are extremely relevant and it is the height of naivety to pretend otherwise.
- bostonpete 13y ago
  Everyone has motives and biases but it's not fair to attack someone in this forum just because you happen to know their motives and biases. I don't see your contact info or bio listed in your profile -- how are we to trust your motives without knowing more about you? We should discuss ideas on their merits rather than trying to psychoanalyze or dig up dirt on the commenter.