That’s not what [the patent system] is for.
The system is not [there] to protect us.
It’s a system for big companies to fight with each other…
…and for a bunch of ridiculous lawyers to make way too much money leeching off of [software developers’] creativity.
Marco Arment on Patent law on Build and Analyze #82 (~43 minutes in)
The entire segment he did on Patent Law was probably the most succinct and well articulated vocalized summary of the situation for indie developers I’ve heard.
It basically boils down to this (this is me, not Marco):
- Patents are hideously expensive to acquire.
- Patents are even more expensive to defend.
- Patent Law does nothing to protect the singular inventor any more.
- Software Patents in particular need to be abolished.
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