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Patent Absurdity
2010 · Film · documentary · 90 min
Directed by Luca Lucarini
Patent Absurdity explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court's review of in re Bilski — a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software.
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I don't know if it will validate or invalidate your assertion, but I recommend watching Patent Absurdity [0]. It helps to explain how this all came to be, some history, and why the current system is so b0rken.
[0] http://patentabsurdity.com/
I think the problem is not whether software patents should be abolished or not, but what kind of software/codes can be patented.
And I recommend everyone who is considering this problem to watch this documentary: "Patent Absurdity: how software patents broke the system" http://patentabsurdity.com/ .
And the FSF's announcement: http://www.fsf.org/news/new-documentary-film-patent-absurdity