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Apparently patents in this form need to be abolished ASAP. Human society can't afford anything like this standing in the way of widespread usage of such well kn

Apparently patents in this form need to be abolished ASAP. Human society can't afford anything like this standing in the way of widespread usage of such well known and well available technologies. Please, let's all go and short that patent troll.

0xCMP 8y ago
Apparently that troll also forced changes to Apple's handling of on-demand VPNs: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/apple-says-vpn-changes-coming-in-ios-thanks-to-virnetx-verdict/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/apple-says-vpn-chang...
sandov 8y ago
IMO, all patents need to be abolished ASAP. They're a bad idea to begin with, and this case is just particularly ridiculous. Don't hate the player, hate the game.
- takeda 8y ago
  Maybe for technology. The patents are still somewhat useful outside IMO. The whole idea about patent was that you could enjoy temporary monopoly in exchange of disclosing information about your invention. For example thanks to patents we have generic version of medication, instead of them being trade secrets. Yes I know there are other things like drug approval that requires disclosing this information but that works together with patents.
  - dredmorbius 8y ago
    Go back through history and you'll find otherwise.
    - alehul 8y ago
      Can you cite some knowledge and links for us, beyond "go back through history"? :)
      - dredmorbius 8y ago
        Radio, light bulbs, steam, diesel, and Otto-cycle engines, television, software, pharmaceuticals, ...
      - dredmorbius 8y ago
        And, more substantively: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212567113000476 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221256711...
- Wowfunhappy 8y ago
  Patents are fine when the invention is truly novel. However, we should be much more strict about what we are willing to grant patents for.
- black-tea 8y ago
  Software patents, yes. They never should have happened. Stallman was right etc. Other patents have very different behaviour and consequences. One of the worst things about "IP" law is that it causes people to bundle together vastly different concepts.
LateRuin 8y ago
I dont think you know what it means to short

0xCMP 8y ago

Apparently that troll also forced changes to Apple's handling of on-demand VPNs: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/apple-says-vpn-changes-coming-in-ios-thanks-to-virnetx-verdict/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/04/apple-says-vpn-chang...

sandov 8y ago

IMO, all patents need to be abolished ASAP. They're a bad idea to begin with, and this case is just particularly ridiculous. Don't hate the player, hate the game.

takeda 8y ago
Maybe for technology. The patents are still somewhat useful outside IMO. The whole idea about patent was that you could enjoy temporary monopoly in exchange of disclosing information about your invention. For example thanks to patents we have generic version of medication, instead of them being trade secrets. Yes I know there are other things like drug approval that requires disclosing this information but that works together with patents.
- dredmorbius 8y ago
  Go back through history and you'll find otherwise.
  - alehul 8y ago
    Can you cite some knowledge and links for us, beyond "go back through history"? :)
    - dredmorbius 8y ago
      Radio, light bulbs, steam, diesel, and Otto-cycle engines, television, software, pharmaceuticals, ...
    - dredmorbius 8y ago
      And, more substantively: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212567113000476 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221256711...
Wowfunhappy 8y ago
Patents are fine when the invention is truly novel. However, we should be much more strict about what we are willing to grant patents for.
black-tea 8y ago
Software patents, yes. They never should have happened. Stallman was right etc. Other patents have very different behaviour and consequences. One of the worst things about "IP" law is that it causes people to bundle together vastly different concepts.

LateRuin 8y ago

I dont think you know what it means to short