Suggestion: Monkey wrench

Posted Aug 10, 2005 12:18 UTC (Wed) by penguinroar (guest, #14460)
In reply to: Suggestion: Monkey wrench by Richard_J_Neill
Parent article: OSDL announces Patent Commons Project

I agree totally about being able to give ideas away to OSDL patent commons. There are plenty of us out here who have good ideas wich could be patented but not money nor any real incentive to take a patent on them.

It would be better if software patents would disappear but its not likely with all the big companies sitting on so many of them.

Suggestion: Monkey wrench

Posted Aug 10, 2005 15:18 UTC (Wed) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link]

Wasn't the patent system intended to protect and encourage innovation?
If what you say is true (and I'll venture it is), then the system has become its antithesis.