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Re:We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won by ta0xdeadbeef on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:06AM (#21452975)
IP isn't a tangible asset, so the analogy is unsound.

I think it's improper for someone not using IP or not the original developer of IP to be able to make IP claims. If you didn't develop the tech or aren't using the tech, you shouldn't have any claim over the usage of that tech.

The same goes for "defensive" patent strategies. They're an affront to the spirit of patents.

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Re:We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won by egdod on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:30AM (#21453200)
> I think it's improper for someone not using IP or not the original developer of IP to be able to make IP claims

Congress, the Supreme Court, and hundreds of years of precedent would disagree.

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Re:We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won by ta0xdeadbeef on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @10:36AM (#21453266) 

   assert_eq!(legal, moral || ethical || proper)
   > thread 0 panicked
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