On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Nick Brown <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well I'd say the inability for independent developers to get patents
> granted within a reaonable timeframe prevents them from trying to shop
> their ideas around.


As far as I know, there are mechanisms that address this, such as
provisional patents.


>  And wasn't Zuckerberg sued for stealing the idea
> of Facebook himself?
>

Yes, but this has nothing to do with this topic.

-- 
Cédric

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