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(==In-house software and free software== A survey by European Schoolnet found that two thirds of schools use virtual learning environments that are either developed in-house or are free software.)
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A survey by European Schoolnet found that two thirds of schools use virtual learning environments that are either developed in-house or are [[free software]].<ref>http://www-old.eun.org/insight-pdf/special_reports/e_learning_softpat.pdf</ref>  Adding patent risks to bodies that develop or modify software thus creates risks for the majority of schools.
 
A survey by European Schoolnet found that two thirds of schools use virtual learning environments that are either developed in-house or are [[free software]].<ref>http://www-old.eun.org/insight-pdf/special_reports/e_learning_softpat.pdf</ref>  Adding patent risks to bodies that develop or modify software thus creates risks for the majority of schools.
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Patents, according to the European Schoolnet study, would [[Blocks competing software, reducing choice|narrow the choice of software on offer]] and increase the [[costs passed on to buyers of software]].
  
 
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Revision as of 12:50, 12 December 2010

Patents on software harm education at all levels. Software patents create legal costs and risks for computer learners who study the software they use, and they introduce uncertainty regarding the use of the skills learned in higher education.

In-house software and free software

A survey by European Schoolnet found that two thirds of schools use virtual learning environments that are either developed in-house or are free software.[1] Adding patent risks to bodies that develop or modify software thus creates risks for the majority of schools.

Costs and choice

Patents, according to the European Schoolnet study, would narrow the choice of software on offer and increase the costs passed on to buyers of software.

Related pages on ESP Wiki

External links

References