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Sunday, June 2, 2013
Policy Fallacy 005: Ketching Up On Patents
In this episode, Joe and Rex hit the drive thru. Oh no! Did ketchup just spill all over? No it did not, thanks to the dip & squeeze container. One guy thinks Heinz stole the idea from him, so they talk about that some. And somewhere in there is a discussion of the unintended consequences of patents. And then there's a new law in Vermont that aspires to address some of those unintended consequences. And, new theme music!
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