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It's amazing how many things we take for granted that likely wouldn't exist if it had been possible for companies to acquire software patents in the 70's and 80
by nateabele 13y ago
It's amazing how many things we take for granted that likely wouldn't exist if it had been possible for companies to acquire software patents in the 70's and 80's. I wonder how much of the Free & Open Source software that the internet is built on would never have even been written (or written but not made public) for fear of infringement.
Puts somewhat of a new spin on the debate about it today.
- bad_user 13y agoIt does make one wonder, what innovations aren't happening today because of software patents?
- Qantourisc 13y agoMany, because doing so would infringe on some patent. For example your product might not work without rounded corners. (For example sell-rolling phone, not that I can think of a use for it, but still you get the idea.)