Why abolish software patents
This is a rough article to make a long list of all the arguments against software patents. This will be used as a base for drafting work in the coming weeks and months as well as in the upcoming Bilski case and maybe the New Zealand legislative proposal, and other Current events.
Existing articles
- The disclosure is useless
- Harm to standards
- Blocking innovation and research
- Harms to education
- Software innovation happens without patents
- Freedom of expression
- Less choice, more monopolies
- Preventing competition - lower quality, higher prices
- Software patents harm SMEs
- Preventing competition and entrenching monopolies
- Patent trolls, or "parasites" or non-practising entities
- Used for sabotage rather than competition sometimes called "business weapons"
- All businesses are targets
- Jobs and skills
- Incompatible timespans
- Costs of the patent system to governments
- Quality of software patents is particularly bad
- Software is math
- Infringement is unavoidable
- Blocking useful freedoms
- Speculation
- Publishing information is made dangerous
- Just a Use of the Patented General Purpose Computer
Karamba!, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Erythromycin-profile-862213.html erythromycin side effects, 91054, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Accutane-Isotretinoin--profile-862192.html accutane and ibd, %-), http://www.scribd.com/doc/24185945 uritol,, 9864, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Zimulti-Rimonabant--profile-862217.html monaslim, onbdav, http://cheapamoxil.eventbrite.com/ amoxil, 8D, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Glucophage-Metformin--profile-862214.html generic glucophage, nquvvf, http://acompliaonline.eventbrite.com/ bethin, %-], http://www.scribd.com/doc/24187281 ordering valtrex online, cnbzkr, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Levitra-Vardenafil--profile-862205.html levitra buy levitra online viagra, 8P, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24185936 accutane, 338, http://allopurinolonline.eventbrite.com/ no prescription allopurinol, :PP, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Amoxil-Amoxicillin--profile-862199.html cheap amoxil, cbnzfi, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24185937 tucson diabetic acomplia, zvjixc, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Strattera-Atomoxetine--profile-862215.html strattera medication, 3681, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24185951 rimonabant online, >:DD, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24187268 allopurinol, 8-]]], http://erythromycinonline.eventbrite.com/ erythromycin treats, 835594, http://zimultionline.eventbrite.com/ remonabent, 903, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Zimulti_(Rimonabant) zimulti, %-PPP, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Cipro_(Ciprofloxacin) ciprofloaxin, 8))), http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Rimonabant rimonabant diet pill, cdbsw, http://cialisonline.eventbrite.com/ viagra verses cialis, 145811, http://benicaronline.eventbrite.com/ generic benicar, %-D, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Glucophage_(Metformin) glucophage, fehi, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Lasix_(Furosemide) time released lasix, >:-)), http://accutaneonline.eventbrite.com/ accutane, 8-(((, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Strattera_(Atomoxetine) strattera medline, 8-P, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24187273 cipro, 100570, http://www.scribd.com/doc/24187280 adderall strattera, pfr, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Acomplia_(Rimonabant) acheter acomplia, =-PP, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Valtrex_(Valacyclovir) valtrex usage, 635531, http://retinaonline.eventbrite.com/ retin-a, 095, http://valtrexonline.eventbrite.com/ valtrex, 4543, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Acomplia-Rimonabant--profile-862198.html acomplia 20mg, 1088, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Cipro-Ciprofloxacin--profile-862212.html contents of cipro, mwpsh, http://www.netvibes.com/meds-online#Amoxil_(Amoxicillin) amoxillin, =), http://www.scribd.com/doc/24185947 generic levitra, qsv, http://www.alivenotdead.com/Discount/Prednisolone-profile-862206.html prednisolone, snm,
Bibliography
- Math You Can't Use by Ben Klemens (2006)
