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Ever heard of a software patent that actually advanced the art by being published, when the technique otherwise would be unknown? I've never heard of this happ
by brlewis 18y ago
Ever heard of a software patent that actually advanced the art by being published, when the technique otherwise would be unknown? I've never heard of this happening.
See my poll: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=253318 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=253318
- mojuba 18y agoIn some cases openness might allow you to exploit the invention, especially when a patent affects you directly. If you are a webmaster then Google's PR patent does, for example. In the world without software patents, there's no way of knowing how it works, neither exploiting it. Although of course there's the advantage of using independently made similar inventions without fear.
- brlewis 18y agoAre you saying that in a world without software patents Page and Brin would never have turned in their thesis?
- anamax 18y agoThey didn't turn in their thesis.
- anewaccountname 18y agoHe didn't say they did.
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