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Are Patents the Biggest Scam in Innovation?

17.0× channel medianLong-form2:29EducationPublished Oct 23, 2026, 7:51 PM · 21h ago
Views
36,374
+9,376 views/hour
Views / hour now
9.4K
measured 24m ago
Peak views / hour
9.4K
24m ago
First 24 hours
36.4K
views at 24 h
Engagement
9.0%
likes + comments / views
Likes
3.1K
8.7% of views
Comments
144
0.40% of views
Est. ad revenue
$33–$73
lifetime, $0.9–2.02 RPM

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Avg views / day
36.4K
since upload
vs channel median
17.0×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#6
of 34 tracked

Views over time

32 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

A black engineer is revolutionising energy - by converting plastics into fuel. And, amazingly, Julian Brown has made his discoveries available to all so that they can use and improve them. But he says even if he'd just been interested in making money rather than helping humanity, the big corporations would have been able just to steal his idea. As he explains here, patents offer no protection. Video credit: Earn your leisure on YT

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