Thursday, March 31, 2011

Software patents are dumb

I knew there were problems with software patents, but this article outlines just how bad it is. In the software industry, standard practice is to break the law. Because there are thousands of bad patents out there, so you can't help but violate them. And the big companies are collaborating with the patent trolls instead of fighting them. At least the EFF is fighting back, but it's an uphill battle.

On the negative side, Halliburton actually filed a patent on how to create a company to make money filing stupid patents. Bastards.

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