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I would say this is going to boil down to "Patent trolls make the world terrible." At which point something might be done about the patent trolls, but not about
by ntkachov 15y ago
I would say this is going to boil down to "Patent trolls make the world terrible." At which point something might be done about the patent trolls, but not about the patents themselves. Which, granted, the world would be a much better place without the trolls. But i would still rather see Software patents abolished.
- tsotha 15y agoThe system is the way it is because somebody benefits. In this case it's the big software companies, who will end up cross-licensing patents the way the chip makers did in the '90s and create a legal cartel. They'll be able to crush newcomers with patent litigation. And the great thing about suing a small company is you don't even have to win - you just have to make defending against your lawsuit very expensive.