i'm saying benefits don't outweigh the costs. if you own the RSA patent, of course there is value in that. but all the litigation around ridiculous patents (in app purchase. really?)
the small guy can't afford to enforce his patent anyway, so any value will be realized by big companies. then there is the "value" realized by the lawyers. I can't argue with you there - they have a lot of reason$ to love patents. 2011/8/10 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]>: > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:35 PM, phil swenson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Reducing the term I think is doable. Getting rid of transferability >> sounds complicated. You take on a new investor, is that a transfer of >> ownership? > > To whom? The patent is filed in the company's name, additional investors > change nothing to that fact. > >> >> What about voting rights vs outright ownership? Plus you >> are already removing much of the perceived "value" with reducing the >> term + ditching transferability > > So now you're seeing value in software patents besides protection? I thought > this whole discussion started because nobody saw *any* value in software > patents, not even protection? > >> >> - so why go the extra bit and just abolish software/process patents? >> >> I still haven't heard much about the benefits of software patents. >> Could someone enlighten me? > > We've covered this extensively, haven't we? You get a short term monopoly on > derived technology so you can recoup your costs. > -- > Cédric > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. 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.
