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Re:MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired by wtetzner on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @07:35PM (#16380943)
Just to be clear, it wasn't put in place to protect us, it was put in place to encourage innovation.
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Re:MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired by ethbro on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @07:44PM (#16380995)
Quibbles aside, that's essentially analogous to "protecting the public good" (aka us).
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Re:MPEG-2 Patents Have Expired by wtetzner on Wednesday February 14, 2018 @08:51PM (#16381328)
Ah, sure. I read "protecting us" as "protecting creators" (as opposed to consumers).
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