Hi, Personally I am in the #2 'fix the damn thing' camp. Pattern cannot be all bad, just take a look at USA. I don't like to comment on the subject since I don't think I have full knowledge of the US pattern system. Today I read a great article on this matter and I would like to share with you
http://thisismynext.com/2011/08/11/broken-patent-system/ Its written by a former editor from Engadget, and he talks from Non-programmer point of view (which I think is great) A couple quotes from the article "The core public policy behind the patent system is widely ignored, even though it’s extremely simple and really quite clever. Patents are more than just a simple incentive for people to develop new inventions — they’re actually an *exchange* between inventors and the public. In exchange for a time-limited monopoly on their inventions, inventors must fully disclose the invention itself in the patent specification, and agree to release their work into the public domain once their monopoly runs out" "Stop offering patent protection and there’s no more required disclosure — all this stuff stays locked up as trade secrets as long as it offers a competitive advantage, after which point it may well be forgotten." I think it is worth your time to read the article. Thanks -- 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.
