Thesis #95
Posted on January 15, 2008 by softwarepatentsareevil
In the spirit of Martin Luther, this is the beginning of my Ninety-Five Theses on why software patents are evil. I can only dream that these theses will be a catalyst or impact change.
In the spirit of David Letterman, I’m counting backwards. It’ll take me 95 iterations to figure out how to articulate what my number one reason is 
Patents are a form of a temporary monopoly granted by the government to encourage research and innovation. One rationale for encouragement is that R&D can be extremely expensive, and without protections in place, expensive R&D won’t happen.
Software flunks this rationale. What other R&D can happen in a coffee shop for the price of one laptop?
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