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Re:Life inside MPEG by lysium on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @01:05AM (#18492084)
I don’t think it’s beneficial for society to have standards that are covered by patents.

I agree that inventors should be compensated, but this 20y patented-standard model looks too one-sided to me.

Re:Life inside MPEG by cyborgx7 on Tuesday November 20, 2018 @03:50AM (#18492600)
In patents, 20 years seems oppressive. But in copyright, it is something to dream of.