28 Feb
2007
28 Feb
'07
7:11 p.m.
On 2/28/07, Thomas Vecchione <seablaede(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That's exactly what I mean. No one cares when people abuse the broken
US patent system to make life hard for a bunch of free software
developers. Maybe things will improve now that it's happening to
people like Research in Motion and Microsoft and big pharma, who are
in a position to buy some legislation to fix it.
Yes but do you really think they would buy legislation to fix the
system, or just to strengthen their own position?
That's of course an issue - it could get worse. I am encouraged by
recent changes in the political climate in the US though.
Lee