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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by smolder on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @02:17PM (#39982386)
Its extremely unlikely they would offer to open up the patent and then say "haha, fooled you!" once the law takes effect. It would do them more harm than good in the long run to lie to lawmakers & everyone else.
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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by gentleman11 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @06:23PM (#39984972)
But what if they said “unexpected complications arose” and “the release “got delayed due to a legal situation”?

Easy.

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Re:After years of trying, the U.S. government may mandate sa... by smolder on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @12:30AM (#39986971)
'What if'?. What makes you think this is even a possibility?
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