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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The fallacy of your argument is shown in two simple words - patent trolls. Before the district court of North Texas showed itself to be sympathetic to patent infringement cases, patent trolls weren't a thing. Now, it's a major industry and a major issue.
Eventually, some clever lawyer is going to convince a jury that yes, any man rides inside large mechanical fighting machine story is an infringement of the copyright on Halo and boom, instant copyright infringement industry. Harland Ellison got them to pay him off for the idea of someone goes back in time to stop something from happening simply because the threat of the lawsuit could have put the project on hold.
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That's a problem with a lack of specific laws and proper enforcement.