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Torvalds on Software Patentability
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posted by mpawlo
on Monday September 22, @07:18AM
from the linux-elitists dept.
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Linus 'Linux' Torvalds and Alan Cox have written an open letter to members of the European Parliament, arguing against software patentability. Torvalds and Cox write:
'US experience shows that, unlike traditional patents, software patents
do not encourage innovation and R&D, quite the contrary. In particular
they hurt small and medium-sized enterprises and generally newcomers
in the market. They will just weaken the market and increase spending
on patents and litigation, at the expense of technological innovation
and research.'
Read the letter.
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