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Old 7th April 2019, 16:44   #17  |  Link
dapperdan
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No, I want a functional IP system where you won't accidentally use someone's IP if you don't intend to and the people given 20 years of legal monopoly have to provide some clarity about what they want protected in exchange for that benefit.

Mozilla, Xiph etc. are quite happy to avoid IP that's not available under terms they can accept. Apparently it's impossible for them to do so with any certainty under the current system since there's so many vague patents.

If a patent isn't clear enough for Google's army of lawyers to find and avoid it then it's not clear enough to be worth legal protection.
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