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#OSOS2015 - Patent holders with cannons - 17th Ct. lessons

Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 11:47 am
Column: Open Source Open Society

#OSOS2015 - Patent holders armed with cannons - lessons from 1700's

By Jimmy Green

Craig Ambrose looks to the industrial revolution for lessons for our emerging tech industries. Beware the power of patents. @craigambrose #OSOS2015

https://storify.com/OSOS/patent-holders-armed-with-cannons-lessons-from-170

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#OSOS2015 - Patent holders with cannons - 17th Ct. lessons

#OSOS2015 - Patent holders armed with cannons - lessons from 1700's

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Keith Rankin: Has Sweden Become A De Facto Apartheid Narco State?

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