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US Patent Office Grants 'Photography Against A White Background' Patent To Amazon
The US Patent and Trademark Office is frequently maligned for its baffling/terrible decisions... and rightfully so. Because this is exactly the sort of thing for which the USPTO should be maligned. Udi Tirosh at DIY Photography has uncovered a recently granted patent for the previously-unheard of process of photographing things/people against a white backdrop... to of all companies, Amazon.
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USPTO is a case study in idiocy in action and shame on Amazon for even applying for such a stupid patent.
How could Amazon possibly ever enforce this?
With their large stockpile of money, that's how. Although they are patenting a very specific layout and angular set up of lights to a precision level can't be accidently duplicated.
LOL at 4Chan being on the list.