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I hate patents, but sometimes I wish that judges would just say that yes, the software does infringe, but that the patent represents one itsy bitsy tiny part of
by randomfool 14y ago
I hate patents, but sometimes I wish that judges would just say that yes, the software does infringe, but that the patent represents one itsy bitsy tiny part of what's needed to make a successful product. Then award the patent holder what their patent is worth- $1.
I often think that the issue isn't so much the patents, but the absurd amounts of money people are able to extract from them- the money is in no way representative of the importance of the invention.
- asmithmd1 14y agoIt is time for compulsary licensing of patents - just like there is with songs. With compsary licensing there would be no need to talk with a patent owner, just pay the license fee. This is how any band can "cover" any song. Congress thought songs were so important to our culture no one person should be able to control them and forced song authors to license their works to anyone who asks.