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by ta0xdeadbeef 2417 days ago
IP isn't a tangible asset, so the analogy is unsound.

I think it's improper for someone not using IP or not the original developer of IP to be able to make IP claims. If you didn't develop the tech or aren't using the tech, you shouldn't have any claim over the usage of that tech.

The same goes for "defensive" patent strategies. They're an affront to the spirit of patents.

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> I think it's improper for someone not using IP or not the original developer of IP to be able to make IP claims

Congress, the Supreme Court, and hundreds of years of precedent would disagree.

   assert_eq!(legal, moral || ethical || proper)
   > thread 0 panicked