The Problem of Software Patents in Standards (Technocrat.net) [LWN.net]

The Problem of Software Patents in Standards (Technocrat.net)

Posted Nov 8, 2004 23:22 UTC (Mon) by rickfdd (guest, #4519)
Parent article: The Problem of Software Patents in Standards (Technocrat.net)

Didn't radio once suffer from patent deadlock? IIRC the U.S.
governement at one time set aside all radio patents because
nobody could obtain enough rights to make a radio system.

Sadly, that may be impossible to repeat today with software
patents for the same reason copyright is now
perpetual. Any reduction in rights for American corporations
will be portrayed as an unfair gift to overseas competitors.

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The Problem of Software Patents in Standards (Technocrat.net)

Posted Nov 9, 2004 13:40 UTC (Tue) by ccchips (guest, #3222) [Link]

That's why they want software patents in Europe---so European slaves can be as miserable as American slaves, to the benefit of their masters.