TIL that "28 U.S. Code § 1498 - Patent and copyright cases" allows the US government to ignore patents and copyrights without permission or license.
TIL that "28 U.S. Code § 1498 - Patent and copyright cases" allows the US government to ignore patents and copyrights without permission or license.
The government grants the patent right, it’s not bound by it.
Like in England the king doesn’t need a license to give himself permission to drive.
He also doesn't have a passport, because they are issued in his name.
Well of course. Didn't you hear what the former head of the USPTO said?
That's half the plot of Armageddon (1998)
Holy fuck that was a long time ago. :(
What are you talking about? That was only like ten years ago...
Well duh. They’re the enforcers. The enforcers don’t need to follow the rules.
I learned it from this More Perfect Union video titled: What the Maker of Ozempic Doesn't Want You to Know: It's Bankrupting America
If we just extend that rule to everyone we'd have better cheaper stuff and fewer rich people to boot.