@Cedric That article has a lot of interesting points about patents and related material but arent you plucking at straws trying to show how they (patents).
>> The value of software patents Let me start with a personal example. As I've mentioned before, I'm working on a startup. When we brief people on what we're doing, one of the first questions we get is, "how will you prevent [Google / Apple / Microsoft / insert hot web company here] from copying you?" A big part of the answer is, "we've filed for a patent." << This summary is simple not true, as Reinier mentioned previously patents have not protected Facebook from Google+. What i find particular astounding is the lack of real life examples whenever make these statements. Perhaps that a sympton of the fact there are almost none. Until someone provides an example where patents have been helpful in protecting perahsp a little guy to expand abd become successful, i guess we will have to rationally conclude its all bogus Why is it so hard to refute Google, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and the countless other big names in software and similar made it big without patents. If your case was so obviously true then examples should be prevelant and obvious knowledge. Yet from my observations and watching the net, i believe i can confidently say G, F, T, Fr and so on were not assisted by patents. The case of patents help defend some technology is rather small when compared the true case why these companies suceeded. The suceeded because of innovation, mindshare and excellence not because patents defended their position. Please Cedric provide an example of where patents have helped the investment and enterprise of a small or large comporation to build into something that is a leader in that field. It does not even have to be software. On Aug 12, 1:43 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > On a related note, here is a very interesting article called "A case for > patents"<http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2011/08/case-for-software-paten...>where > the author (who doesn't seem to be working for a NPE) says a lot of > the same things I've been saying. He covers pretty much everything: what's > right with patents, what's wrong with them (NPE's and patent warfare), some > theorizing trying to imagine a world without patents and finally, > interviewing one of the original inventors of software patents (the > concept). > > Select quote: "Without the patent, I think it could be open season on us > the moment we announce our product.". Sounds familiar? > > Read until the end, very interesting. > > -- > Cédric > > 2011/8/7 Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Ricky Clarkson > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > >> Only Cedric Beust that I know of. > > > <nods> > > > Amazing to see so many people wrong :-) > > > -- > > 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.
