Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.

Re: Software patents

Author:Dave Winer
Posted:5/19/1999; 5:30:31 PM
Topic:Software patents
Msg #:6493 (In response to 6482)
Prev/Next:6492 / 6494

The best thing to do is for users, customers, the people with the dollars in their hands, to refuse to buy the products if the people selling them are making money thru patent blackmail. This would punish the guilty, and not hurt the people who are creating patents for defensive purposes. Ultimately the lack of choice (if that's how the patent is used) costs the customers, so they're the ones who should make the biggest stink. The first thing to do is to get people to stop using "Patent Pending" as a selling point. It's disgusting.

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