McCoy Smith on What Software Patents Mean to Free Software (2020)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2022-03-20 02:33:16 UTC
- Modified: 2022-03-20 02:33:16 UTC
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Summary: To quote the original summary: "For many years, the existence of software patents, and the threat that certain entities would use them against free software, was an issue of significant concern to the free software community. Since then, there have been many court decisions that have altered the landscape of what may be patented, procedures allowing challenges to patents outside of the court system, industry initiatives to create "patent peace" around parts of the free software world, and changes in the behaviors of certain patent holders once thought to present the greatest threat to free software. This presentation will give an overview, designed for a non-legal audience, of the latest developments, and suggest where the future of patents and free software may be headed."
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