On Monday, August 8, 2011 12:04:34 PM UTC+2, Chris Adamson wrote: > > I think there are three main bodies of belief on the subject: > > 1. People who believe in software patents without reservation. > 2. People who believe in the idea of software patents, but with > exceptions or reservations; i.e., they're fine with software patents > in theory, but not with how the US grants patents on trivial, obvious > ideas without implementations, and then allows for trolling through > expensive litigation. > 3. People who do not believe in software patents in any case. > >
I'm firmly in camp 2 but nevertheless argue like I'm camp 3, for a simple reason: I simply don't think that there's a set of laws that can be implemented that ends up with a result that's better than simply ditching the patents altogether. In a perfect world they should exist, but the way legal systems work, I doubt anything can be done. Some things are just too complicated to handle. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/sUOBPcoqHtYJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
