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		abawany on Sept 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't Let Congress Hand Patent Abusers Their Ultim... I am surprised to read this: his patenting of the stock ticker and the two-way telegraph is listed on Wikipedia as the key to his fortunes. Do you mean "worthwhile" as in wrt. society or for him?

undersuit on Sept 17, 2019 [–]

That surmises Edison had to have patented those inventions to secure his future fortunes.

I'm pretty sure the comment you're replying too was attacking the worth of patents, not the inventions.

WalterBright on Sept 17, 2019 | [–]

Hollywood was also born of people trying to get away from Edison and his patent lawsuits.

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