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Yes. We probably need a brand new category for software; something that grants protection faster, expires sooner, makes it easy to other people to implement aft
by danielweber 14y ago
Yes. We probably need a brand new category for software; something that grants protection faster, expires sooner, makes it easy to other people to implement after expiration, and has independent invention as a positive defense.
- angersock 14y agoOr, you know, we could just get rid of software patents entirely. Less paperwork for all, and we can get back to shipping code without worrying.
- spartango 14y agoIf only it were that simple: one of the first, pragmatic challenges to this process would be to define a software patent. Remember that algorithms are not supposed to be patentable, so most of these "software" patents actually include elements of hardware, however broad.