(August 25, 2016 at 3:45 am)LastPoet Wrote:(August 25, 2016 at 3:11 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Yeah, idiotic. Like a cap isn't obvious to everyone, much less someone versed in engineering, which according to law should invalidate the patent.
Which of course they won't because the overwhelming number of patent cases are cherry picked into a particular Texas court that is very friendly to the patent holders.
Fucking system is rotten all around. Excuse the French.
This kind of shit really is what makes me think libertarians are a bit naive. If with governments they pull shit like this, one expect them to self regulate? Never underestimate the power of human greed.
Not so. The consideration you might be missing hinges on the previous patent discussion. The existing patents on the delivery system is what creates the monopoly. Market competition artificially stifled due to government awarded patents and FDA regulation is counter to libertarian principles. I would be gobsmacked if libertarian leaning outlets weren't already making this argument.
