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Software Patents: Just Because It’s in Code Doesn’t Mean it Isn’t an Invention

3 pointsby ryansanabout 11 years ago

2 comments

bediger4000about 11 years ago
Inventions are often duplicated, <i>especially</i> in software. See the history of Knuth-Morris-Pratt string matching algorithm for a classic example.
iandanforthabout 11 years ago
Just because you have &quot;intellectual&quot; in your name doesn&#x27;t mean you&#x27;re not a group of disingenuous idiots.