The Danger of Software Patents
by
Jeanne Rasata
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Published on
Apr 07, 2011 11:02 AM
Porto, Portugal - Departamento de Ciência de Computadores, Anfiteatro 1, Faculdade de Ciências (FCUP), Universidade do Porto, Rua Campo Alegre, 1021/1055
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.