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Contact · 1985
You know, someone in my position—new inventions, new industries—is always on the thin edge of breaking some law or other. Usually it’s because the old laws haven’t caught up with the new technology. You can spend a lot of your time in litigation. It cuts down your effectiveness.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says people creating new inventions and industries constantly risk breaking some law, mostly because existing rules have not caught up with the technology. Legal battles can eat up much of their time. In this view, litigation becomes a drag on getting things done.
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