The chilling effect of software patents

[Henry Spencer]

In article <7802:Feb910:14:3891 at kramden.acf.nyu.edu> brnstnd at kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) writes:
>The best solution would be for the LPF to push through legislation
>eliminating these patents permanently.

I'd rather see a shortening of patent length and a loosening of terms than
a complete ban.  The alternative to patents, all too often, is secrecy.
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