re: #313 EmmmieG

Yes, but it’s better than no system at all. The rich and powerful are rarely the developers of new technologies. That said, I realize that most patents are now awarded to companies, not individuals.

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Actually Farnsworth and RCA were working on similar projects. Zworkin was sent to Farnsworth as an Industrial Spy. RCA realized that Farnsworth WAS ahead of them and offered to buy him out. They bid too low (about 100K as I recall) and the rest is history. Farnsworth and RCA settled after extended litigation. What RCA did to Armstrong, the inventor of FM Radio, is far worse.

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