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I wish more of the world would take New Zealand's stance. Software patents are banned in that country. The US/EU should really go a similar route.
by djsumdog 8y ago
I wish more of the world would take New Zealand's stance. Software patents are banned in that country. The US/EU should really go a similar route.
- dd36 8y agoIt’s probably too late. Too many entrenched interests and public interest groups don’t have resources.
- tabtab 8y agoIt will probably only change if non-software-patent countries start kicking our economic butts. THEN policy makers will take notice.
- wowtip 8y agoRemember the fights against software patents in the early 2000s? How corporations said they needed them, and they would not be abused. Fast forward 15 years and we see all fears have come true. Big corporations hoard software patents, which are used to stifle competition and extort money from companies using free software. Worth keeping in mind when fighting for net neutrality and other issues where corporations make promises when trying to limit the freedom of the public.