Patent overhaul gets a boost

Patent Overhaul: We don't need an overhaul. We simply need an end to software and business process patents. We're losing very basic liberties, incurring huge costs, erecting inpenetrable barriers to entry, and stifling innovation all to protect the monopolists new mythology, intellectual property.

Write your congress folks. They've been sold a bill of goods.

Frihet; Posted by: Frihet Posted on: 10/31/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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It is about time Midlands Box and Mop Boy | 10/30/03

sooner the better stephen732@... | 10/30/03

The mythical Apple neil ubich | 10/31/03

True tic swayback | 10/31/03

yep. neil ubich | 10/31/03

open source? lmaxwell | 11/02/03

Open Source? MalumRegnat | 11/02/03

I agree Arrg | 10/31/03

these guys will make more lmaxwell | 11/02/03

Patent Overhaul Frihet | 10/31/03

Wow! BitTwiddler | 10/31/03

eula did us a favor lmaxwell | 11/02/03

need follow through lmaxwell | 11/02/03

"CyberSquating Patents" lmaxwell | 11/02/03

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