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Curing the Problem of Software Patents, by Michael Risch | 1347 comments | Create New Account

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Curing the Problem of Software Patents, by Michael Risch

Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 10:20 AM EDT

And my argument is that the entire distinction, regardless of whether it's about
software/non-software or abstract/practical, is entirely irrelevant.

If historically speaking, patents in the 1700's already aren't effective in
promoting innovation, what chance does the concept have in today's world? What
does the patent system truly cost us? What benefits does it yield, even in the
non-software world?

That book - "Against Intellectual Monopoly" goes into the history
pretty deeply, starting off with James' Watts steam engine patents, and the case
they make against patents is compelling. It did not work in the steam engine
case, and that's about as physical as it can get.

Given my software engineering background, I always look for the deep, proper
fixes. The fix that is obviously correct, rather than the bandaids.

Divorcing software from the patent system is a band-aid. What we really need to
do is axe the entire patent system.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Curing the Problem of Software Patents, by Michael Risch - Authored by: drakaan on Monday, June 11 2012 @ 11:48 AM EDT

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