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by onethought 1478 days ago
Outside of patents, which is already a thing, with a very large legal framework around it. Why is that important?
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geraldwhen 1478 days ago
Under Obama, the America invents acts switched patent IP ownership to first to file.

Inventing something first no longer matters in patent law.

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IshKebab 1478 days ago
Pride I guess? I'm sure there are other uses. This idea has been done many times before (e.g. with blockchains).
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