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212 points pella | 2 comments | 18 Jan 25 12:28 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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amelius ◴[18 Jan 25 14:44 UTC] No.42748716[source]▶

I'm curious why this space hasn't been patented to death.

hedora ◴[18 Jan 25 14:50 UTC] No.42748756[source]▶

It has been. All sides have a pile of patents. All sides violate all the other sides’ patents. If anyone sues, everyone goes out of business.

This is the system working as currently intended. No matter what happens, the lawyers get will rich.

If a small company comes in and doesn’t pay the lawyers, it’ll get sued for violating the patents.

Mutually assured destruction

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1. amelius ◴[18 Jan 25 19:04 UTC] No.42750549{3}[source]▶

Where do patent-trolls fit in this analogy?

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2. twasold ◴[18 Jan 25 23:55 UTC] No.42752426[source]▶

They’re the backstreet gangs that rob single missile silos from failing states and ransom you.

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