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Revision as of 20:59, 7 June 2010
This list is just the vocal venture capitalists against software patents.
Contents
Brad Feld
[...] patents on software are a massive tax on and retardant of innovation in the US.[1]
Art Reisman
Patents should never be awarded to: 1) ideas; 2) processes, recipes, software programs.
Todd Vernon
Laura Creighton
Fred Wilson
Brad Burnham
Jason Mendelson
Related pages on ESP Wiki
External links
- Software Patents: the Investor's and Venture Capitalist's perspective, by FFII
- Declaration By Venture Investors and Venture-Funded Companies on Software Patents
- A PR mentioning that the NoSoftwarePatents campaign is supported by Benchmark Capital and Danny Rimer, a partner at Index Ventures
