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I share the sentiment but I also realize that the only time I hear about software patents is when one of these outrageous stories make it to HN's frontpage. May
by simias 7y ago
I share the sentiment but I also realize that the only time I hear about software patents is when one of these outrageous stories make it to HN's frontpage. Maybe the system works well overall but we only hear about that tiny minority of patent trolls acting in bad faith?
I guess what I'm asking is: do some people around here have stories of software patents actually working as intended and protecting small innovators from software giants?
- magashna 7y agoI think you don't hear about it often is because big companies have a cheaper outcome when settling for a fee.
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- wiseleo 7y agoRead any random software patent and see if you can understand what it covers and how to implement it. Then ask yourself if that method should be exclusive to someone for more than 20 years. Software patents effectively patent math, which is not supposed to be patentable. That's the problem.