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don't confuse 'in spite of' with 'because of' ... | 132 comments | Create New Account

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don't confuse 'in spite of' with 'because of' ...

Authored by: nsomos on Friday, May 18 2012 @ 03:47 PM EDT

Parent posits that great software development is thriving
in a place which has software patents.

Please don't confuse 'in spite of' with 'because of'.

Just think, how much better things would be in the US
software world, if there were no software patents.

Part of the reason few read SW patents, is because they
are written in such a way that even those who came up
with the inventions, cannot understand the patent.
And even if by reading one could understand, having
read a patent exposes one to the risk of treble damages
for 'willful infringement'.

There is NO upside to reading software patents.

Clearly, software patents are not suitable for their
intended purpose.

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