An invention should not become your whole life · Proposed air date:
A joke about patenting a flash drive zipper leads to Andreas Pavel’s long dispute with Sony over the idea behind the Walkman. Dr. Dave admires Pavel’s persistence and eventual settlement, but emphasizes Pavel’s decision to move on because a legal battle can become a person’s identity and make the rest of life and the family suffer.
This excerpt runs from 4:38.018 to 7:24.062 within its preserved source recording.
Proposed recording date: 2005-12-17. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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