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Re:Canada's new 25 cent coin features a dinosaur, glows in t... by whatusername on Monday April 16, 2012 @03:54AM (#3846416)
So to tie back to a recent HN Story... The Polymer money was developed by the notorious Patent Troll CSIRO ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote )

* That being said -- while I think the technology is good -- it feels like the selling process is pretty average: http://www.smh.com.au/business/police-refer-securency-eviden... )

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Re:Canada's new 25 cent coin features a dinosaur, glows in t... by NeutronBoy on Monday April 16, 2012 @05:03AM (#3846601)
The 'patent troll' CSIRO is funded by Australian tax-payers and any money they make from patents is rolled back into research.

You may not like the outcome, but it's hardly fair to put them into the same category as one-person corporations who buy patents with the sole purpose of suing over their use.

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