[linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:02:53 +0200
Andrea Glorioso <sama at miu-ft.org> wrote:

> Only if  you  have  enough money  and   time to  afford   to do  that.

Exactly. However, the existance of a large number of patents has a
chilling effect on innovation, exactly the opposite of what patents
are supposed to achieve.

Personally, I hope microsoft and all the other patent happy bozos
end up overwhelming the USPTO so that the whole thing collapses
under its own weight.

Erik
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