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IMAGINE IF YOU WROTE A BOOK
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The Patent Scam

IMAGINE IF YOUWROTE A BOOK, AND WE HAD PATENTS ON BOOKS,AND YOU HAD ONE GUY WHO GOT THE...

IMAGINE IF YOU
WROTE A BOOK, AND WE HAD PATENTS ON BOOKS,
AND YOU HAD ONE GUY WHO GOT THE PATENT
TO WRITE BOOKS ABOUT WHALES,
AND HE WAS THE ONLY GUY, AND THEN YOU WANTED
TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT WHALES

Full Transcript

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IMAGINE IF YOU WROTE A BOOK,
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AND WE HAD PATENTS ON BOOKS, AND YOU HAD ONE GUY
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WHO GOT THE PATENT TO WRITE BOOKS ABOUT WHALES, AND HE WAS THE ONLY GUY,
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AND THEN YOU WANTED TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT WHALES.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:43
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Genesis Studios

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Movie Summary

The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever think. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: created for them by the U.S. Patent system.
YOU'D HAVE TO GO TO FRED, - The Patent Scam 00:12
YOU'D HAVE TO GO TO FRED,
WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOFTWARE, TODAY. - The Patent Scam 00:05
WELL, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON IN SOFTWARE, ...
WHY DON'T WE MAKE SOFTWARE COPYWRITEABLE, - The Patent Scam 00:10
WHY DON'T WE MAKE SOFTWARE COPYWRITEABLE,
I'M SORRY, BUT ANY TIME I SEE - The Patent Scam 00:09
I'M SORRY, BUT ANY TIME I SEE
IT REALLY, REALLY DOES, - The Patent Scam 00:07
IT REALLY, REALLY DOES,
THAT IS A PHYSICAL DESIGN THAT DOES A SPECIFIC THING. - The Patent Scam 00:06
THAT IS A PHYSICAL DESIGN THAT DOES A SPECIFIC THING.
BUT THE METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHING A TASK - The Patent Scam 00:08
BUT THE METHOD OF ACCOMPLISHING A TASK
BUT THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE METHOD PATENTS - The Patent Scam 00:09
BUT THERE'S SO MANY OF THOSE METHOD PATENTS
IT HURTS INNOVATION - The Patent Scam 00:15
IT HURTS INNOVATION
GETTING THE THREAT LETTERS, - The Patent Scam 00:13
GETTING THE THREAT LETTERS,
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE WORLD WE'VE BEEN IN RIGHT NOW, - The Patent Scam 00:10
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE WORLD WE'VE BEEN IN RIGHT NOW,
IF NEWEGG SOFTWARE CODERS HAD GOTTEN - The Patent Scam 00:12
IF NEWEGG SOFTWARE CODERS HAD GOTTEN
NEWEGG WOULDN'T EXIST TODAY, RIGHT? WHAT A COMPLETE JOKE. - The Patent Scam 00:05
NEWEGG WOULDN'T EXIST TODAY, RIGHT? WHAT A COMPLETE JOK...
IF WE HAD GOTTEN OUR LAWSUIT THE SAME DAY WE LAUNCHED, - The Patent Scam 00:06
IF WE HAD GOTTEN OUR LAWSUIT THE SAME DAY WE LAUNCHED,
I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY ANGRY ABOUT IT, - The Patent Scam 00:09
I WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY ANGRY ABOUT IT,
SO THE COST OF THIS ABUSE - The Patent Scam 00:07
SO THE COST OF THIS ABUSE
THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS - The Patent Scam 00:16
THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS
[STAMMERING] IT'S HAMPERING INNOVATION - The Patent Scam 00:23
[STAMMERING] IT'S HAMPERING INNOVATION
YEAH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL - The Patent Scam 00:09
YEAH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL
I WOULD LOVE TO WRITE A NEW APP. I REALLY WOULD. - The Patent Scam 00:05
I WOULD LOVE TO WRITE A NEW APP. I REALLY WOULD.