Comment by TheDong
2 days ago
I really like the tool for the little guys which requires a $100/hour+ lawyer both to create, and to enforce, and to gain any other benefit out of.
Patents were created not to protect the little man, but with the intent of creating a vibrant commons of knowledge.
Not that the original intent matters at all at this point, we're so far from that that it's only really of interest to historians.
Where does one find a $100/hour lawyer?
1998
I regularly work with attorneys. The lowest price per hour I've seen in years is $500 per hour.
Abolish the patent system and let the free market work again. This is just theft by the elite.