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Garrett-Glaser: Patent skullduggery: Tandberg rips off x264 algorithmGarrett-Glaser: Patent skullduggery: Tandberg rips off x264 algorithmPosted Nov 27, 2010 16:08 UTC (Sat) by i3839 (guest, #31386)In reply to: Garrett-Glaser: Patent skullduggery: Tandberg rips off x264 algorithm by ebiederm Parent article: Garrett-Glaser: Patent skullduggery: Tandberg rips off x264 algorithm
And that sums up the whole problem of patents.
There are 6.8 billion people and years of time to invent anything. Given those odds, re-inventing something existing happens all the time. Now if one of them is early enough and does the required paperwork, 6.8 billion minus one people are not allowed to do the same, even if they think of it themselves. This is totally ridiculous, even if the patent system would work perfectly, which it doesn't.
When will the patent madness end?
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