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Originally Posted by shake
I think we're all used to people coming on here and basically saying they are going to start a tube site and scrape/steal content...
Patents are not clear cut like copyright or trademark.
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Patents are actually supposed to be clear cut but that is for a different conversation.
The problem with patents and more specifically patent trolls is not so much whether or not the patent is legitimate, clear cut and straightforward, unique and applicable, but how patent trolls choose to prosecute their patents.
Contrary to what has been posted, Patents are not easy to get. Anyone that claims that hasn't tried to obtain one. However, Patents are not the issue. The issue is the lawsuits generated by prosecution of patents. Essentially, patent trolls using the "lemulson technique" exploit the high cost of patent defense as almost a legal form of extortion imo. Patent litigation is more expensive because of the level of expertise required. That is the problem. Not Patents in and of themselves.