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		Vivtek on Aug 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's the real thing Wish that one applied to patents.

rmc on Aug 16, 2013 | [–]

Well patents only last about 20 years normally (compared to copyright lasting many times long), so it's less of an issue. I agree that it should apply to patents aswell.

throwaway2048 on Aug 15, 2013 | [–]

It may infact be, unsure if its ever been tried as a defense.

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