Richard Walsh points out when it comes to IP, it's not the fairy stories that are Grimm...
Once upon a time, in a faraway forest, Gregory the elf and his wife Julie wanted to extend their home. They just had their fourth child and their cottage had only two bedrooms. Although Gregory worked very hard – he cut down trees – they could not afford it. Julie said: “Why don’t you go into the woods and ask the trolls? They have lots of gold they could lend us.” So he did. The trolls said yes, they might be able to lend them money, but they would need to have a meeting among themselves first. These trolls were very devious. “I know,” said one. “Why not lend them the money and ch...
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