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New legal code (Spectrum)

IEEE Spectrum returns to the software patent debate with a suggestion. "There is no sensible means of reconciling an industry that has massive independent invention with a law that makes independent invention a liability. So what's the solution? How can we protect programmers and companies that invest in developing innovative new software from being ripped off--without tying the entire software industry up in red tape? The answer is copyright." (Thanks to Mark H. Weaver).
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