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by tsimionescu 1110 days ago
Your arguments contradict each other. If the patent system actually protects innovation, why did VLSI's IP get successfully copied?
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pclmulqdq 1110 days ago
Well, Intel eventually paid for it (a $2.1 billion judgment settled for an undisclosed sum). Without a patent system, they would have just gotten away with ripping these guys off for free.
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