Sadly, Software® patents are here to stay, so long® as the patent trolls® and lobbyists®© can find enough people in the "corridors of power"® who'll shamelessly

Sadly, Software® patents are here to stay, so long® as the patent trolls® and lobbyists®© can find enough people in the "corridors of power"® who'll shamelessly accept their cheques to maintain the status quo. The problem is inherent in the fact that people®© are flawed. And by "flawed", I mean "cunts"® Unless I'm wrong. In which case we can expect software patents to disappear next week.