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| − | + | The latter is an alternative, suggested in 2012 by [[Richard Stallman]]. A third way would be to [[Harm caused by all types of patents|abolish the entire patent system]], for all domains, but this would require many times more work and there's no consensus on whether it's a good idea. | |
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For advice about terminology, see: | For advice about terminology, see: | ||
Revision as of 17:29, 1 September 2013
There are two ways to write a law that would protect software developers, users, and distributors from patents:
The latter is an alternative, suggested in 2012 by Richard Stallman. A third way would be to abolish the entire patent system, for all domains, but this would require many times more work and there's no consensus on whether it's a good idea.
For advice about terminology, see:
