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Validity of Software Patents Goes Before Supreme Court Today - Bob Schroeck - 11-09-2009
Article here. Personally, having
seen what software patents do to innovation, I want to see the whole mess abolished.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
- Sweno - 11-09-2009
Right behind you.
Do I think that there are some legitimate ideas in software that might benefit from limited (say 5-7 years) protections? Yes
But the festering pile of crap we have now needs to go. After we have glassed everything over we can start again.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy