Boyd and I talked about it a bit this morning before he left for work. I referred him to your lj so maybe he'll comment if he's not feeling too internet shy. =D He's pretty much in agreement with your position and said NTP's entire corporation is made up of a couple of executives and a team of lawyers and has no other goals aside from the parasitic endeavor of ripping off companies who created the wireless technology first (RIM being the leader at the moment).
Patents are a commoidity like almost any other object in the universe, they have no intrestic value save what someone is willing to pay for it. NTP bought the rights to the patent, therefore legally they are patent holders. If we erode the patent system as it exist now, which we oulw if we allow RIM to infringe on the patent, we are essentially declaring patents null and void, or at best we are weakening the very concept of patents
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What has NTP ever contributed to the ecomony (US or Global)? What could NTP conceivably ever contribute to the economy (US or Global)? Put another way, what function does NTP serve apart from functioning as nonelected, nonpublic, nonaccountable tax on legitimate businesses that produce products and add value
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Though I'd be curious to know what RIM people think about it....
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What has NTP ever contributed to the ecomony (US or Global)? What could NTP conceivably ever contribute to the economy (US or Global)? Put another way, what function does NTP serve apart from functioning as nonelected, nonpublic, nonaccountable tax on legitimate businesses that produce products and add value ( ... )
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