I liked this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/aug/28/apple-samsung-foreman-explains
.. in the blog roll to the right of the article.

Explains in detail how the jury worked and made the decision.

Patents are tough.  I got a couple for software, mainly relating to the
fine old NeWS (network extensible window system) but then, while working on
the Java Car, the skunkworks ended up with over a dozen all told.  Takes a
lot of time and is a hassle, but more: they are generally of questionable
worth.

Large companies mainly collect a "war chest" of them, and generally trade
them back & forth.  IBM actually makes a huge amount per year on patent
licensing.

I think I'm generally against software patents.  But copyright is far more
abused .. it can be extended virtually forever.  Some protection is fine,
but too much is oppressive.

   -- Owen


On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 10:08 AM, cody dooderson <[email protected]> wrote:

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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/aug/29/apple-samsung-trucks-nickels-fake
>
> Cody Smith
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Jack Stafurik <[email protected]>wrote:
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>> The ball is in Apple's court. Do they have the moxie to come up with a
>> creative reply?
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.tcgeeks.com/this-is-a-real-war-samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sendi
>> ng-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/<http://www.tcgeeks.com/this-is-a-real-war-samsung-pays-apple-1-billion-sending-30-trucks-full-of-5-cent-coins/>
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