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There are many powerful interests on the other side of the issue. For example, pharmaceutical companies have very different desires for the patent system than
by benmccann 14y ago
There are many powerful interests on the other side of the issue. For example, pharmaceutical companies have very different desires for the patent system than Google would.
- vibrunazo 14y agoI can think of a bazillion of more problems like that. I can also think of a bazillion solutions (ex: reform only for software). An initial draft doesn't need to be perfect. But it would be great to get the conversation started. I'm not optimistic that a patent reform bill would be approved anytime soon, nor in it's first few attempts. But we have to start somewhere, right?
- thomasjoulin 14y agoA proposed bill to ban software patent would be great, but maybe Google, Apple and co. actually "like" the status quo ? It's a kind a dissuasion weapon that only huge companies can get, so even if they don't like to fight with each other, at least they prevent new competition to arise