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Graduate with BSc (Hons) in Computer Systems and Networks
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Sunday December 03, 2006
05:41 AM
Software Patents - Time for change
http://www.researchoninnovation.org/swconf/resources.htm
useful resource.. but there are much more persuasive references as well, disproving the myths that software patents are anything but a hinderence to innovation and business.
Some gem's include the fact that it costs more to patent software than the R&D itself, which entirely defeats the purpose of patents in encouraging R&D spending.
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Patent cost vs R&D cost (Score:1)
I haven't yet had a chance to read most of the linked articles, but I was going to play devil's advocate for a second.
And then I realized the least risky proposition in either case is to just not do