The Patent Scam (2017)
Unraveling the Us Patent System and It's Trolls
2017 · 1h 50m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
The corruption runs deeper than you'd ever imagine. A multi-billion dollar industry you've never heard of. This is the world Patent Trolls thrive in: A world created for them by our own U. S. Patent system. You can be sued for clicking on a hyperlink, using your own scanner, or sharing your Wi-Fi!
Director: Austin Meyer
Writers: Austin Meyer
Music by: Jay Oliver
Cinematography: James Mathers
Editor: Jon Farhat
Cast
Austin Meyer as Self - HostPhil Adams as 1920s Patent ExaminerMarlon Healey as 1920s Shoeshine BoyTodd A. Moore as Self (as Todd Moore)Daniel Nazer as Self (Staff Attorney, Eletronic Frontier Foundation)Craig Smith as New Jersey PlumberMore like this
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