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Old 06-19-2010, 08:06 AM  
Paul Markham
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There needs to be a big shake up over patents. So that those who create something can prosper from it, even if they sell the patent, and those that use it without a license are made to pay for it.

And companies who try to use an overly broad patent to blackmail people into paying for a license should be taken to court for fraud. If they lose a case in the courts they need to be made to pay all the costs of the defendants as well. At the moment it's too easy for these companies to prosper.
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