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What Does "Copyfight" Mean?
Copyfight, the Solo Years: April 2002-March 2004
1. Crosbie Fitch on September 1, 2005 3:56 PM writes...
Don't be soppy.
Everyone knows that patents are simply litigation tickets.
People who get patents are those who first think of the idea of suing someone on particular grounds.
It's nothing to do with whether those grounds correspond with a particular device (irrespective of novelty or obviousness).
When someone gets a patent on something, everyone else goes "Damn, I wish I'd thought of suing someone for doing that"
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