[1/*] At some point very soon, we as US developers must present a unified front to the government to get software patents removed from US patent law permanently. They have held hearings on this, and most voices they hear are large corporate spokespeople.https://twitter.com/molecularmusing/status/1435152417813893120 …
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Replying to @cmuratori
I checked the state of this and even Tim Sweeney has several filed and granted (they are much narrower than this ECS BS) despite the fact that he doesn't like them. If those who dislike them have to file them defensively or cannot
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Replying to @Ashkan_GC
That is correct - even people who do not like software patents may be coerced into creating them for the sole purpose of existing in a field where patent lawsuits are common. It is much like nuclear weapons - even if you never intend to use them, you may well need to have them.
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