Re:Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
by lnguyen on Wednesday February 08, 2012 @09:28PM
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It's not only that it might be cheaper, it's because it takes out the uncertainty that would be involved in trying to defeat a patent. You have no idea how long the fight will take to wind it's way through the courts or even if you'll ultimately get a ruling in your favor.
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Re:Tim Berners-Lee Takes the Stand to Keep the Web Free
by bwarp on Thursday February 09, 2012 @04:15AM
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Which is why the legal system is an utter failure.
Patent trolls play the probability game which usually results in a net gain because the legal system is failing.
I would say that there should be laws against this but that will result in another loophole or way of making money.
Perhaps I'm a socialist wierdo, but I'd favour scrapping the entire patent process for something which rewards positive contributions to society as a whole rather than who can screw who first. People should be creating things that improve the human condition, not enslave it.