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The FTC weighs in on patent reform (opensource.com)

The FTC weighs in on patent reform (opensource.com)

Posted Apr 28, 2011 18:26 UTC (Thu) by jhoger (guest, #33302)
In reply to: The FTC weighs in on patent reform (opensource.com) by drag
Parent article: The FTC weighs in on patent reform (opensource.com)

Hear, hear.
All political debates in the U.S at the moment, if they are to have any traction need to be about jobs, and in this case, small business jobs. Software patents are a huge barrier to competition, specifically small vs. large company competition. The case needs to be made that dealing with software patents is actually a way to create jobs.


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