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SUMMARY:The Danger of Software Patents
DESCRIPTION:Chennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India - Rajam Hall\, MIT campus\, A
 nna University\, Chromepet -  THIS WILL BE A PRERECORDED SPEECH AFTER 
 WHICH RICHARD STALLMAN WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE QUESTION-AND-ANSWE
 R SERIES LIVE VIA TELEPHONE. Richard Stallman will explain how softwar
 e patents obstruct software development. Software patents are patents 
 that cover software ideas. They restrict the development of software\,
  so that every design decision brings a risk of getting sued. Patents 
 in other fields restrict factories\, but software patents restrict eve
 ry computer user. Economic research shows that they even retard progre
 ss.
LOCATION:Chennai\, Tamil Nadu\, India
PRIORITY:3
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