Comments on: Patents Roundup: OIN Addresses Patent Trolls Issue, Public Patent Foundation Video, and More http://techrights.org/2009/06/29/oin-and-public-patent-foundation/ Free Software Sentry – watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roy Schestowitz http://techrights.org/2009/06/29/oin-and-public-patent-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-68856 Roy Schestowitz Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:37:06 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14176#comment-68856 Peer2patent, OIN, and RAND pose similar problems. Peer2patent, OIN, and RAND pose similar problems.

]]> By: Jose_X http://techrights.org/2009/06/29/oin-and-public-patent-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-68853 Jose_X Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:59:09 +0000 http://boycottnovell.com/?p=14176#comment-68853 Interesting video, but the speaker appeared to leave room for allowing many types of (strong) software patents and royalties for them. He did not state details, but I can see how such details might still leave the public and many many potential inventors being sold quite short. One example that comes to mind is that I don't remember him questioning the foolishness of giving a patent to one person as if an invention (a) happens all because of one person or even (b) can't frequently be recreated by others in a time span much shorter than 20 years. However, he did state the Cisco exec and Billg quotes. He also pointed to a great many of the most unfair issues with today's patents. I do worry about compromises that will still leave in lots of hurt for much FOSS and much of the public. Interesting video, but the speaker appeared to leave room for allowing many types of (strong) software patents and royalties for them. He did not state details, but I can see how such details might still leave the public and many many potential inventors being sold quite short. One example that comes to mind is that I don’t remember him questioning the foolishness of giving a patent to one person as if an invention (a) happens all because of one person or even (b) can’t frequently be recreated by others in a time span much shorter than 20 years. However, he did state the Cisco exec and Billg quotes. He also pointed to a great many of the most unfair issues with today’s patents.

I do worry about compromises that will still leave in lots of hurt for much FOSS and much of the public.

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