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> On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:01:07 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/17/taxpayer-patent-extortion/
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>> They shouldn't be "placed in the public domain". They should not be
>> filed for in the first place. It's a total waste of time and labour.
>
> I disagree. With the patent litigation that is occuring these days, as
> well as the threat of patent lawsuits against FLOSS, it is IMPERATIVE
> that they file so that these ideas are on record to prevent some patent
> troll from filing in their stead.
When people spend months of their lives doing paperwork just to prevent being
sued, shouldn't the system just be rethought?
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