June 22, 2005 / Rafe / Comments Off on Why software patents are dangerous
Richard Stallman has written a great argument against software patents for The Guardian, explaining why they are much more dangerous to innovation and creativity than copyright. In it, he posits the idea of a literary patent:
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If such a patent had existed in 1862 when Les Mis
Why software patents are dangerous
Richard Stallman has written a great argument against software patents for The Guardian, explaining why they are much more dangerous to innovation and creativity than copyright. In it, he posits the idea of a literary patent:
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blockquote> If such a patent had existed in 1862 when Les Mis
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