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Save the Web From Software Patents

Posted by Unknown on from the byline-discontinued-due-to-patent-lawsuit dept.

TheNextCorner writes "PersonalWeb's software patent suit against Github and others threatens the freedom of the Web. In order to make sure that the Web can remain a free and accessible space for everyone, we need to rid ourselves of all the patents that threaten its viability. We need to end software patents."

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  1. Time to end patents by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I was convinced they were needed, if only for Pharmaceuticals, where the testing time is long but the time to copy short, but now I'm having doubts even there:
    http://levine.sscnet.ucla.edu/general/intellectual/against.htm

    The test for me is the cure for aids vs the cure for limp penis. Patents simply haven't delivered a cure for a major disease in 30 years, they have however invented many ways to get a penis erect and a seemingly endless way to cure headaches.

    US is stagnating, down from 1st to 3rd with China taking second spot on the exporters list. This I think is a direct result of strong IP laws.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_exports