The Danger of Software Patents
by
Jeanne Rasata
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Published on
Dec 09, 2010 07:34 AM
Bergamo, Italy - Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti, Piazza Giacomo Carrara, 82/d
| When |
Dec 21, 2010
from 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM |
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| Where | Bergamo, Italy |
| Contact Phone | +39 035399563 |
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Richard Stallman will explain how software 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
every computer user. Economic research shows that they even
retard progress.