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Patent trolls vs. the Linux industry: Jim Zemlin

The Linux Foundation's executive director talks about some of the strategies that the IT industry can use for self-defense against "patent trolls." When companies are forced to spend on defensive patents just to stay in business, is self-defense enough, or does the industry need reform? (19:20)

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