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Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by umhau on Saturday April 22, 2017 @03:11PM (#14174179)
Legal issues from mirroring something that's sort-of government property? I have no idea if it is or not, but I'd guess it's some sort of grey area.
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Re:“Users will only be able to view patents via HTTP. HTTPS ... by cryptarch on Saturday April 22, 2017 @03:46PM (#14174363)
As in, fear of extra-legal persecution or fear of legal prosecution?

Copyright generally doesn't stop people from copying what they want to copy. Do only BigCo's have a use for patents?

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