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FuriouslyAdriftlast Tuesday at 6:02 PM1 replyview on HN

You should always know what patents and licenses are part of your project/product.


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me-vs-catlast Tuesday at 8:55 PM

This is both true and absurd.

True because that's how the system actually works today.

Absurd because monopolies on ideas -- specifically patents and software licenses as mentioned here -- have absurd durations.