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+ | '''Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system''' is a half-hour film about [[software patents]], published on the 16<sup>th</sup> of April, 2010. | ||
==The issues raised== | ==The issues raised== | ||
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+ | Roughly in chronological order: | ||
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+ | * [[Bilski]] | ||
+ | * [[Silly patents]] - many would call Bilski's patent, and others mentioned, trivial or silly | ||
+ | * [[Business method patents]] (Bilski's patent is a business method, not a software idea) | ||
+ | * [[Software is math]] (Ben Klemens explains how a "match making" patent, US6,735,568 is just math) | ||
+ | * [[USA#Legislation]] | ||
+ | * [[US Supreme Court]] | ||
+ | * [[Analogies]] - if symphonies had been patented... | ||
+ | * [[Software progress happens without patents]] | ||
==The court cases mentioned== | ==The court cases mentioned== | ||
+ | |||
+ | :''(see also: [[Case law in the USA]])'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Diamond v. Diehr (1981, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[Parker v. Flook (1978, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[Gottschalk v. Benson (1972, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[In re Alappat (1994, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[State Street v. Signature Group (1999, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[In re Bilski (2008, USA)]] | ||
+ | * [[Bilski v. Kappos (2009, USA)]] | ||
==The cast== | ==The cast== | ||
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* [[James Bessen on software patents|James Bessen]] | * [[James Bessen on software patents|James Bessen]] | ||
* [[Dan Bricklin on software patents|Dan Bricklin]] | * [[Dan Bricklin on software patents|Dan Bricklin]] | ||
+ | * [[Peter Brown on software patents|Peter Brown]] | ||
* [[Mishi Choudhary on software patents|Mishi Choudhary]] | * [[Mishi Choudhary on software patents|Mishi Choudhary]] | ||
* [[Ben Klemens on software patents|Ben Klemens]] | * [[Ben Klemens on software patents|Ben Klemens]] | ||
* [[Timothy B. Lee on software patents|Timothy B. Lee]] | * [[Timothy B. Lee on software patents|Timothy B. Lee]] | ||
+ | * [[Michael Meurer on software patents|Michael Meurer]] | ||
* [[Eben Moglen on software patents|Eben Moglen]] | * [[Eben Moglen on software patents|Eben Moglen]] | ||
* [[Ciarán O'Riordan on software patents|Ciarán O'Riordan]] | * [[Ciarán O'Riordan on software patents|Ciarán O'Riordan]] | ||
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* [[Karen Sandler on software patents|Karen Sandler]] | * [[Karen Sandler on software patents|Karen Sandler]] | ||
* [[Richard Stallman on software patents|Richard Stallman]] | * [[Richard Stallman on software patents|Richard Stallman]] | ||
+ | * [[Rob Tiller on software patents|Rob Tiller]] | ||
* [[Jesse Vincent on software patents|Jesse Vincent]] | * [[Jesse Vincent on software patents|Jesse Vincent]] | ||
* [[Mark Webbink on software patents|Mark Webbink]] | * [[Mark Webbink on software patents|Mark Webbink]] | ||
==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ==Related pages on {{SITENAME}}== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[List of recordings and transcripts]] | ||
+ | * [[Boston swpat conference 2006 videos]] | ||
+ | * [[Audio-video patents]] | ||
+ | * [[Ogg Theora]] | ||
+ | * [[Who should see Patent Absurdity]] (in the [[USA]]) | ||
+ | * [[Who should see Patent Absurdity in New Zealand]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
+ | * [http://patentabsurdity.com/ Patent Absurdity home page] from where you can watch or download the film. | ||
+ | * [http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/Patent_Absurdity_Screenings Patent Absurdity Screenings] | ||
+ | * [http://news.swpat.org/2009/11/bilski-hearing-transcript/ The Bilski hearing transcript, as text] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Reviews=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100417000550276 www.groklaw.net] | ||
+ | * [http://lwn.net/Articles/383694/ lwn.net] | ||
+ | * [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/16/2041245/Is-the-Tide-Turning-On-Patents yro.slashdot.org] | ||
+ | * [http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2010/04/monday-miscellany_19.html ipkitten.blogspot.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.the-source.com/2010/04/patent-absurdity/ www.the-source.com] | ||
+ | * [http://opensource.com/law/10/4/patent-absurdity opensource.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2010/04/patent-absurdity-the-movie.html www.patentlyo.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=2911&blogid=14 Darkness Visible: Making Patent Absurdity Patent], by Glyn Moody | ||
+ | * [http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/free-software-film-slams-absurdity-of-software-patents-6545 www.eweekeurope.co.uk] | ||
+ | * [http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Patent-Absurdity-documentary-available-as-free-download-981029.html www.h-online.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.opensource.org/node/518 www.opensource.org] | ||
+ | * [http://techrights.org/2010/04/16/patent-absurdity-is-finally-out/ techrights.org] | ||
+ | * [http://webmink.com/2010/04/16/links-for-2010-04-16/ webmink.com] | ||
+ | * [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2010/04/patent-absurdity-movie-well-meant-but.html fosspatents.blogspot.com], by [[Florian Mueller]] | ||
+ | * [http://news.swpat.org/2010/04/patent-absurdity/ news.swpat.org] | ||
+ | * [http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/134483/index.html lxer.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2010/04/on-software-patent-absurdity/ www.0xdeadbeef.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Blogs/Off-the-Beat-Bruce-Byfield-s-Blog/Patent-Absurdity-The-Case-against-Software-Patents-Comes-to-Film linux-magazine.com], by Bruce Byfield | ||
+ | * {{translate de|title=Dokumentarfilm gegen Softwarepatente|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/15568/dokumentarfilm-gegen-softwarepatente.html}} | ||
+ | |||
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+ | [[Category:Bilski]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Patent Absurdity]] |
Latest revision as of 22:10, 16 June 2012
- To help make subtitles in other languages, see Patent Absurdity/Subtitles.
Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system is a half-hour film about software patents, published on the 16th of April, 2010.
Contents
The issues raised
Roughly in chronological order:
- Bilski
- Silly patents - many would call Bilski's patent, and others mentioned, trivial or silly
- Business method patents (Bilski's patent is a business method, not a software idea)
- Software is math (Ben Klemens explains how a "match making" patent, US6,735,568 is just math)
- USA#Legislation
- US Supreme Court
- Analogies - if symphonies had been patented...
- Software progress happens without patents
The court cases mentioned
- (see also: Case law in the USA)
- Diamond v. Diehr (1981, USA)
- Parker v. Flook (1978, USA)
- Gottschalk v. Benson (1972, USA)
- In re Alappat (1994, USA)
- State Street v. Signature Group (1999, USA)
- In re Bilski (2008, USA)
- Bilski v. Kappos (2009, USA)
The cast
- James Bessen
- Dan Bricklin
- Peter Brown
- Mishi Choudhary
- Ben Klemens
- Timothy B. Lee
- Michael Meurer
- Eben Moglen
- Ciarán O'Riordan
- Dan Ravicher
- Karen Sandler
- Richard Stallman
- Rob Tiller
- Jesse Vincent
- Mark Webbink
Related pages on ESP Wiki
- List of recordings and transcripts
- Boston swpat conference 2006 videos
- Audio-video patents
- Ogg Theora
- Who should see Patent Absurdity (in the USA)
- Who should see Patent Absurdity in New Zealand
External links
- Patent Absurdity home page from where you can watch or download the film.
- Patent Absurdity Screenings
- The Bilski hearing transcript, as text
Reviews
- www.groklaw.net
- lwn.net
- yro.slashdot.org
- ipkitten.blogspot.com
- www.the-source.com
- opensource.com
- www.patentlyo.com
- Darkness Visible: Making Patent Absurdity Patent, by Glyn Moody
- www.eweekeurope.co.uk
- www.h-online.com
- www.opensource.org
- techrights.org
- webmink.com
- fosspatents.blogspot.com, by Florian Mueller
- news.swpat.org
- lxer.com
- www.0xdeadbeef.com
- linux-magazine.com, by Bruce Byfield
- German original: Dokumentarfilm gegen Softwarepatente (English translations[?]: Google, bing translator)