Thread: Nokia vs. Apple Patent Lawsuits and Countersuits
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2009-10-23 , 17:01
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#108
Originally Posted by Matan View Post
That is really really really STUPID.

Where would ARM be if scienctists needed to wait 90 years after all authors' death in order to quote it? Probably drawing their valued "IP"s on a cave wall with a piece of charred wood.

Patents and copyrights deter progress of science and culture.
ONCE AGAIN: it is a logical mistake to confuse bad laws/implementation with the principle of patents (et al).

Patents and copyrights do NOT deter progress of science and culture at all, and in fact have advanced them. But that's an old, tired argument not worthy of axle-wrapping here.
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