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In response to "I'd wholly support that idea without reservation." by ReluctantCynic

For some reason, the government doesn't believe in the idea of crowdsourcing ... but the concept could readily apply here.

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Nov 26 '08, 18:00

If a few rogue people object to a patent, they could file their own prior art research to dispute it, without the need for litigation. That would be ... interesting.

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Actually, it looks like someone is trying to bring back BountyQuest -- the organization of prior art bounty hunters. (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 26, 18:22

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For some reason, the government doesn't believe in the idea of crowdsourcing ... but the concept could readily apply here.

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