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OSRM summary for Len Newman | 281 comments (262 topical, 19 editorial, 5 hidden)

The Problem of Software Patents in Standards (4.50 / 8) (#157)
by mrbuttle on Tue Nov 16th, 2004 at 23:43:20 EST
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Bruce Perens has published on Nov. 8 2004 "The Problem of Software Patents in Standards":

ABSTRACT

Patents, originally created to stimulate innovation, may now be having the opposite effect, at least in the software industry. Plagued by an exponential growth in software patents, many of which are not valid, software vendors and developers must navigate a potential minefield to avoid patent infringement and future lawsuits. Coupled with strategies to exploit this confusion over patents, especially in standards setting organizations, it appears that software advancement will become stifled unless legal action is taken to resolve the situation. This article examines the current situation facing software developers and users, the methods employed by standards setting organizations to address these problems, and recommends strategies for resolving the problem caused by software patents.

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Follow-up discussion is directed to his blog.

Some interesting (to me, at least) notes:

Neither perens.com or technocrat.net has a robots.txt file or a site license.
Comments activity on his blog is extremely light. There are 9 active story authors. There are 54 comments on the last 30 stories posted by all authors. There are 49 comments on Bruce's last 10 stories posted.
Bruce worked for Pixar for 12 years.

OSRM summary for Len Newman | 281 comments (262 topical, 19 editorial, 5 hidden)

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