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Movie: Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system

A new documentary is out, Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system:

Patent Absurdity explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court's review of in re Bilski a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software. The Court's decision is due soon...
With interviews from Eben Moglen, Dan Bricklin, Karen Sandler, Richard Stallman and others...

I discuss Bilski in Supreme Skepticism Toward Method Patents and The Arbitrariness of Patent Law, and Moglen and Stallman in Leftist Attacks on the Google Book Settlement and Eben Moglen and Leftist Opposition to Intellectual Property. The film is worth watching.

Consistency FAIL!

[Posted at 04/19/2010 08:08 PM by Stephan Kinsella on IP Hypocrites comments(7)]

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IIPA thinks open source equals piracy Excellent writing services available online!

at 06/23/2016 05:33 AM by brownlee

Let's See: Pallas, Pan, Patents, Persephone, Perses, Poseidon, Prometheus... Replying to Stephan: As I noted elsewhere, I'm fine with abolishing the system, just don't think

at 05/08/2015 08:41 AM by Dan Dobkin

The right to rub smooth using a hardened steel tool with ridges Finally got around to looking at the comments, sorry for delay... Replying to Stephan: I'm sorry

at 05/08/2015 08:35 AM by Dan Dobkin

Let's See: Pallas, Pan, Patents, Persephone, Perses, Poseidon, Prometheus... Seems like a kinda bizarre proposal to me. We just need to abolish the patent system, not replace

at 04/10/2015 10:44 AM by Stephan Kinsella

The right to rub smooth using a hardened steel tool with ridges I'm a bit confused by this--even if "hired to invent" went away, that would just change the default

at 04/10/2015 10:34 AM by Stephan Kinsella

Do we need a law? @ Alexander Baker: So basically, if I copy parts of 'Titus Andronicus' to a webpage without

at 01/08/2015 08:58 PM by Sheogorath

Do we need a law? The issue is whether the crime is punished not who punishes it. If somebody robs our house we do

at 11/17/2014 04:48 AM by David K. Levine

Do we need a law? 1. Plagiarism most certainly is illegal, it is called "copyright infringement". One very famous

at 10/29/2014 10:49 AM by Alexander Baker

Yet another proof of the inutility of copyright. The 9/11 Commission report cost $15,000,000 to produce, not counting the salaries of the authors.

at 09/20/2014 03:19 PM by Alexander Baker

WKRP In Cincinnati - Requiem For A Masterpiece P.S. The link to Amazon's WKRP product page:

at 06/28/2014 10:03 AM by Doris

WKRP In Cincinnati - Requiem For A Masterpiece Hopefully some very good news. Shout! Factory is releasing the entire series of WKRP in Cincinnati,

at 06/28/2014 10:00 AM by Doris

What's copywritable? Go fish in court. @ Anonymous: You misunderstood my intent. I was actually trying to point out a huge but basic

at 05/05/2014 01:03 PM by Sheogorath

Rights Violations Aren't the Only Bads I hear that nonsense from pro-IP people all the

at 04/07/2014 04:47 AM by Dan McCracken

Intellectual Property Fosters Corporate Concentration Yeah, I see the discouragement of working on a patented device all the time. Great examples

at 01/13/2014 06:13 AM by Anonymous

Music without copyright Hundreds of businessmen are looking for premium quality article distribution services that can be

at 11/28/2013 05:03 PM by Stephanie Smith

Les patent trolls ne sont pas toujours des officines

at 11/28/2013 09:23 AM by Anonymous

Les patent trolls ne sont pas toujours des officines

at 11/28/2013 09:22 AM by Anonymous

Patent Lawyers Who Don't Toe the Line Should Be Punished! Moreover "the single most destructive force to innovation is patents". We'd like to unite with you

at 11/24/2013 10:48 AM by SpaceCorp Technologies

Bonfire of the Missalettes!

at 11/20/2013 03:18 PM by Anonymous

Does the decline in total factor productivity explain the drop in innovation? So, if our patent system was "broken," TFP of durable goods should have dropped. Conversely, since

at 11/02/2013 08:09 PM by Anonymous

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