Paul Graham on software patents
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.
As he has a habit of doing, Paul incorporates a thorough foundation with thoughtful, easy-to-follow analysis. I really wish I could compose my thoughts as well as he does. His essays are my essays’ heroes. =)
