I'm not sure that's really a fair analogy. The AP is actively creating content that Google and others simply regurgitate, they are not trying to replicate the work of the AP. That is, the AP is not trying to stop Google from hiring reporters and setting up its own wire service. Unlike software patents which seek to prevent any party from examing the patented technology and then reimplementing it. Truly more despicable.
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I'm not sure that's really a fair analogy. The AP is actively creating content that Google and others simply regurgitate, they are not trying to replicate the work of the AP. That is, the AP is not trying to stop Google from hiring reporters and setting up its own wire service. Unlike software patents which seek to prevent any party from examing the patented technology and then reimplementing it. Truly more despicable.