Comments on: eBay in the Supreme Court defending injunction over “Buy It Now” patent infringement http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/ Thought streams on the future of tech and media Thu, 08 Apr 2010 01:27:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: It’s Rishi » Paul Graham on software patents http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-150 It’s Rishi » Paul Graham on software patents Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:33:05 +0000 http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/#comment-150 [...] If you found my post from last week discussing MercExchange vs. eBay even mildly interesting, you should definitely take a few minutes to read and digest Paul Graham’s new essay titled “Are Software Patents Evil?”. Paul covers his thoughts on why patents exist in our society, why software patents differ from those in other fields, patent trolls, and, finally, why he believes patents have little positive or negative effect, on the software industry. [...] [...] If you found my post from last week discussing MercExchange vs. eBay even mildly interesting, you should definitely take a few minutes to read and digest Paul Graham’s new essay titled “Are Software Patents Evil?”. Paul covers his thoughts on why patents exist in our society, why software patents differ from those in other fields, patent trolls, and, finally, why he believes patents have little positive or negative effect, on the software industry. [...]

]]> By: Auren Hoffman http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Auren Hoffman Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:26:51 +0000 http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/#comment-149 Rishi -- i posted a humorous piece making fun of business-model patents (and software patents): http://summation.typepad.com/summation/2006/03/business_model_.html "i got the patent on the business model of suing other people who violate patents." Rishi — i posted a humorous piece making fun of business-model patents (and software patents):
http://summation.typepad.com/summation/2006/03/business_model_.html

“i got the patent on the business model of suing other people who violate patents.”

]]> By: Dickie http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Dickie Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:43:37 +0000 http://www.itsrishi.com/archives/2006/03/28/ebay-in-the-supreme-court-defending-patent-suit-over-buy-it-now-feature/#comment-148 Actually, I was thinking that patents would be the bullets and lawsuits would constitute the weapon. Nevertheless, good write up dood. Actually, I was thinking that patents would be the bullets and lawsuits would constitute the weapon. Nevertheless, good write up dood.

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