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Re:What3Words sends legal threat to security researcher for ... by nyolfen on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:02PM (#27021192)
“pronouncible gps coordinates” is a great idea, but hardly seems like the kind of thing you can claim to own, barring specific implementation
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Re:What3Words sends legal threat to security researcher for ... by barry27 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @11:41PM (#27021382)
What3Words is only a business due to the stupidity of the US patent system, in which, apparently, you can claim to own anything.
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