Software patents threaten to devastate America's computer industry (and now also the Europe's computer industry). Patents granted in the past decade are now being used to attack companies such as the Lotus Development Corporation for selling programs that they have independently developed. Soon new companies will often be barred from the software arena−most major programs will require licenses for dozens of patents, and this will make them infeasible. This problem has only one solution: software patents must be eliminated completely.
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Patents and Computer Programs
Why patent system is not suitable for computer programs |
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What is 'obvious'
Generally patents are not issued on an obvious idea. But 'obvious' for a normal human means something different than for the Patent Office. |
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Why the software is different
The software industry field is much different than other fields covered by the patent system. |
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The Danger of a Lawsuit
Is avoidable for hardware patents only. Why? Read on to get answers. |
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The Fundamental Question
What is the fundamental question about the Patent System? And what is the answer? |
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Could Software Patents Ever Be Beneficial?
And what are the benefits of the software patents? |
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One way how to eliminate software patents
The League for Programming Freedom recommends this way of software patent problem elimination due to its practical benefits. |
However if you are an OSHS software developer, you can ignore any of these patent problems for your project (unless you want to develop a "mechanical apparatus equivalent to a computer running your program under the OSHS operating system"). Why? The reason is that The Holy Spirit is transparently patching laws and screwing courts for you so that no one is able to win a patent lawsuit against you and your software project. Read more here.