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I think America's patent & copyright laws are in need of a serious rethinking in the digital age, but what are we the people doing about it? I would love to get
by imtyler 15y ago
I think America's patent & copyright laws are in need of a serious rethinking in the digital age, but what are we the people doing about it? I would love to get involved (or donate) but I'm not aware of any credible groups or projects making strides to help bring about such a change. Any noteworthy efforts out there that I should know about?
- unfasten 15y agoThe Electronic Frontier Foundation ( http://www.eff.org/issues/patents http://www.eff.org/issues/patents ) is working at it. They're starting off with getting the most ridiculous patents reexamined by the patent office in their Patent Busting project http://w2.eff.org/patent/ http://w2.eff.org/patent/ . They've succeeded in having a number of patents reexamined and some narrowed or invalidated. They also lobby for patent reform. They're exactly the credible group you're looking for, in my opinion. Here's part of their statement on the patent page: There are many ways to promote better patent quality and a vibrant knowledge commons. One approach is to advocate for good legislation in Congress and proper interpretation of that legislation by the courts. Another is to promote enforcement efforts, such as the reexamination of bogus patents. EFF employs both approaches to protect the public interest while supporting innovation.
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- imtyler 15y agoThank you! I'll be looking into these organizations, I just signed up for the EFF newsletter. I appreciate the response.