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Why Does Amazon Want to Be Evil?
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| I like Amazon's services. Indeed, judging by
| the amount I spend with the company, I'm
| probably a suitable case for treatment for
| Amazon addiction (whatever you do, don't
| sign up for Amazon Prime, which makes
| getting stuff *far* too easy).
|
| And yet despite the fact that it offers an
| incredible service, Amazon seems hell-bent
| on proving that it is not a cuddly new-style
| company, but just as rapacious and obsessed
| with "owning" commonplace ideas as all the
| bad old ones.
|
| Specifically, it is *still* trying to get a
| European patent on things that are both
| obvious and manifestly just business
| methods, neither of which can be patented in
| Europe
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/12/why-does-amazon-want-to-be-evil.html
Patent Office Decides To Rush On Green Tech Patents, Rather Than Give Them Scrutiny They Deserve
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| This statement makes a bunch of assumptions
| that simply are not supported by any
| evidence at all. First, innovation isn't
| just about new technology, but about
| successfully bringing the technology to
| market. Second, over and over again, studies
| have shown no causal effect between more
| patents and greater innovation. It's amazing
| that Locke can claim this as if it's fact
| when there's no evidence to support it.
| Third, there is no hindrance in job creation
| from a slower patent approval process.
| Companies can still bring their products to
| market and can still hire and grow whether
| or not they have the patent.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091208/1003197249.shtml
Recent:
Amazon Refuses To Give In; Appeals One-Click Patent Rejection In Canada
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091023/1847116662.shtml
Amazon appeals rejection of its "One Click" patent
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=075bab6f-ee9d-4e7f-96e3-897497cd7fff&utm_source=Lexology%20Daily%20Newsfeed&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Lexology%20subscriber%20daily%20feed&utm_content=Lexology%20Daily%20Newsfeed%202009-10-22&utm_term=
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