I can't say I feel very much concerned...

Lucky you. I take it then that you're not involved with any Open Source projects?

With more than half a million US software patents it's almost impossible to avoid any infringement when you try to introduce new software. Ergo: future software development is effectively put to a halt.


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And many of those are now held by patent trolls who didn't even do the original "innovation", but merely bought the rights then did nothing.

Sadly true. Did nothing but blackmailing developers -- pay $200k in license fees or go to court for a couple of years and pay $2M trying to prove that you are not infringing.



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