Software Patent Hilarity (Video)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2007-10-01 07:19:34 UTC
Modified: 2007-10-01 07:21:16 UTC

Watch how hard the man tries to make his 'invention' sound like a complicated idea (link).

The video relates to a very recent case and it was only made available a week ago. It should hopefully illustrate the obviousness of patents that get accepted nowadays, be them software-related or not.

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