Software Patents: A Personal Perspective (Part I)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2011-07-01 06:32:50 UTC
Modified: 2011-07-01 06:32:54 UTC

Summary: Personal perspective on the subject of patents and software patents in particular

WHILE STILL experimenting a little with recordmydesktop, I've created a bunch of videos as a sort of test run before the next TechBytes Video episode (with Tim). In the following I talk a bit about software patents.

YouTube: Ramble About Software Patents and Their Harms - Part 1

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YouTube: Ramble About Software Patents and Their Harms - Part 2

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YouTube: Ramble About Software Patents and Their Harms - Part 3

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YouTube: Ramble About Software Patents and Their Harms - Part 4

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YouTube: Ramble About Software Patents and Their Harms - Part 5

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Part 2 will be out soon ⬆

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Needs Sunlight

2011-07-01 08:56:49

It seems that the sound is a little out of sync with the images.

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2011-07-04 08:22:56

Yes, short of post-editing (I don't edit) I cannot think of a remedy..

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Software Patents: A Personal Perspective (Part I)

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