I firmly believe that patents are an unnecessary burden on innovation, and should be completely excised from our economic and political system. In the future, I hope to spend a considerable amount of my own time working towards this goal. In the meantime, I try to collect information and news about the problems with patents here.

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Site: http://www.idlewords.com/2003/12/100_years_of_turbulence.htm

Maciej Cegłowski posted an article on his Idle Words blog about how patents hindered innovation long before the computer age. An excellent read!

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Site: http://stopsoftwarepatents.org

Now is a great time to show your support for the abolition of software patents throughout the world by signing the Stop Software Patents petition!

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Site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0chez_Jf5A

Google Video has posted an excellent lecture by Daniel Ravicher that I highly recommend watching. It's a patent lawyers view of why the patent system is not working towards the public good, and includes many trenchant observations. I was unaware that his organization existed, but I will definitely be looking into it and seeing if it's something to which I can donate.

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