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Subject: [P2P-F] Fwd: "Patent Trolls Cost The Economy Half A Trillion Dollars"
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:20:17 +0700
From: Michel Bauwens <michel@p2pfoundation.net>
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From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Subject: "Patent Trolls Cost The Economy Half A Trillion Dollars"
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110919/17065416018/patent-trolls-cost-economy-half-trillion-dollars.shtml

excerpts :

new research suggesting that patent trolls evaporated half a trillion dollars in wealth.

The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls. 

Over the last four years, the total decimation of value from patent troll cases has averaged over $80 billion per year. 

over $320 billion of that $500 billion came in just the last four years. 



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