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FSF: The Shield Act fails to protect free software from patents
The Free Software Foundation comments
on the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act,
(SHIELD Act). "This act is meant to deal with the problem of patent
trolls destroying software businesses. The bill would enable victims of
patent trolling to have their costs covered if the judge decides that the
plaintiff was not likely to succeed on their claims. While many are hailing
the bill for fighting against patent trolls, it does not go far enough for
us to support it, and it carries some risks that concern us."
(Thanks to Davide Del Vento)
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