The same reason LiteSQL does, no doubt. Because that way the only way you're getting your ass sued into smoldering ashes via patent lawsuit is if the Patent Office allows something to be patented twice, or if something that you've come up with has been patented and you've never noticed it, in which case see ChurchHatesTucker's comment.
Maybe if people weren't been extorted every time they used that 'high speed bandwidth' they may actually use it? There was a point of time that you couldn't walk a city block without encountering a computer with Napster on it. And then what happened? Everyone seems to have got afraid, or forgotten the promise of allowing other people access to your files, combined with running out IPv4 space down to the nubs, we seem to have forgotten or left behind the promise of the 21st century internet.
"You still need someone to look at that footage and pick out the things of interest, and it's much harder adding new personnel than adding new cameras."
Not anymore. Since the advent of Trapwire and advanced facial recognition, we have entered the age of automated, intelligent monitoring of CCTV cameras, where you do not need as much personnel to monitor a greater number of cameras.
Ripple is still small, and still only slowly growing, but unlike prosper has the 'fractional reserve' aspect that Tx CHL Instructor noticed is lacking. But unlike prosoper if the USD ever tanks ripple users will probably still be OK.
Then again, ripple:prosper::gnutella:napster, so they are kind of different.
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expired patents
> Why would they only seek expired patents?
The same reason LiteSQL does, no doubt. Because that way the only way you're getting your ass sued into smoldering ashes via patent lawsuit is if the Patent Office allows something to be patented twice, or if something that you've come up with has been patented and you've never noticed it, in which case see ChurchHatesTucker's comment.
Napster
Maybe if people weren't been extorted every time they used that 'high speed bandwidth' they may actually use it? There was a point of time that you couldn't walk a city block without encountering a computer with Napster on it. And then what happened? Everyone seems to have got afraid, or forgotten the promise of allowing other people access to your files, combined with running out IPv4 space down to the nubs, we seem to have forgotten or left behind the promise of the 21st century internet.
Trapwire
"You still need someone to look at that footage and pick out the things of interest, and it's much harder adding new personnel than adding new cameras."
Not anymore. Since the advent of Trapwire and advanced facial recognition, we have entered the age of automated, intelligent monitoring of CCTV cameras, where you do not need as much personnel to monitor a greater number of cameras.
This would not have even happened had the charity been using bitcoin.
Ripple is still small, and still only slowly growing, but unlike prosper has the 'fractional reserve' aspect that Tx CHL Instructor noticed is lacking. But unlike prosoper if the USD ever tanks ripple users will probably still be OK.
Then again, ripple:prosper::gnutella:napster, so they are kind of different.