Friday, May 16, 2014
Guess which company now has 100,000 patents
Our corporations are beyond patent-happy, to the point now where companies own hundreds of thousands of patents on very basic ideas to the detriment of humanity’s progress. 3M just secured its 100,000th patent; Amazon just patented taking an image of something on a white background; Nike patents hundreds of “inventions” every year; now someone is trying to lay claim to owning podcasting. This MINE MINE MINE mentality of our corporations could spell disaster. The Resident discusses.
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