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Okay, but I'm trying to figure out why the EFF is getting involved. It doesn't sound like their usual sort of kerfuffle. Sure, greed, corruption, and low-brow

Okay, but I'm trying to figure out why the EFF is getting involved. It doesn't sound like their usual sort of kerfuffle. Sure, greed, corruption, and low-brow abuse of power is repugnant in and of itself, but where does this start to become a Electronic issue? How do the shenanigans of court district in Texas endanger an entire frontier of all things electronic?

danparsonson 11y ago
Software patents. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation - the introductory paragraph nicely sums up their remit.
tracker1 11y ago
Here you go, that's just one industry, and in general the problem hasn't gotten any better. http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/24/web-of-tech-patent-lawsuits-infographic/ http://www.droid-life.com/2012/01/24/web-of-tech-patent-laws...
walshemj 11y ago
Because it effects the entire industry and has negative effects for everybody.