On Aug 13, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Danny Lieberman wrote:
Shachar
Read Patent Failure by Besson and Meuer - software patents are a net
economic negative - ie the cost to write, issue and enforce is
greater than the economic benefit.
This is in comparison with pharma and chemical industries where
patents have a net economic positive balance - ie profit from
patents outweighs cost
It's pure speculation. Not only did they not IMHO make their case,
they never cited any real facts of economic benefit/loss. They also
discounted which seems to be a running theme, any value that honest
people will not knowingly infringe even if it means dropping a product
or licensing the patened technology before they start.
They also discounted the profit from licensed software that was
patented such as CD's, DVD's, Ethernet, Token Ring, etc. Imagine what
would have happened if the VoIP patents had actually been applied to
all VoIP? How much money would VocalTech be making?
Geoff.
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geoffrey mendelson N3OWJ/4X1GM
Jerusalem Israel geoffreymendel...@gmail.com
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