Re: Software Patent Concerns => New Black Markets?

[Dmytry Lavrov <m31415@mail.ru>]

Wojtek Narczynski wrote:
> 
> Dmytry Lavrov <m31415@mail.ru> wrote in message news:<3F43C8F2.E5A@mail.ru>...
> 
> > haha, USSR position on patenting ;-)
> 
> Interesting note, have I been so indoctrinated before reaching the age
> of 14 :-)

Ohh , what's i said?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!
by dr. Freid :-)
hhahaha.....

> 
> > Patents are good for me,say,if i will research new engine that have good
> > efficiency,i will spend a LOT of my time and money! Where i can get this
> > money back if here is no patenting?
> > I have some good ideas i will patent.It's not a patenting  wheel.
> 
> This is very idealistic, but this will not happen. It works like that:
> Let's grant that you already have your one cool patent. It is a good
> one, and ACME Inc. wants it. They will come to you and say: "Hey your
> engine infringed 14 patents of our patent portfolio. Let's cross
> license." You either say "Yes" and don't have your patent anymore, or
> say "No" and go into a legal battle. Their lawyers will not go after
> your company, they will go after you in person. After five years of
> harrasement, down and out, you will regret your patent. They will say
> "See, and we generously offered you cross-licensing..." (This story is
> NOT fictuous, names have been changed/wiped) And, oh, you really
> infringed only 2 not 7 from their 4000 portfolio. But who cares. Now
> quiz question: who will own your cool patent in the end? Answer at the
> bottom.
> 
> It would be a great thing to reward the (wise) inventor, but it just
> doesn't work. And in software it (doesn't work)! - factorial.
> 
> Now go research the engine, or better write some software, as long as
> you can without "infringing" someones "intelectual property". In
> Poland for at least five years, because our patent office is now
> processing applications five years old. Unfortunately if you develop
> in Poland, and sell in US, you still "infringe".
> 
> You may have read, MS is to be severely bitten ($500M) by a troll,
> there is  hope for much stronger patent opposition :-)
> 
> Last but not least, software patent opposition - Brussels Next
> Wednesday August 27th.
> 
> Regards,
> Wojtek
> 
> Quiz answer: Your defendant lawyer. If you don't have money they often
> graciously agree to accept some % of your patent as the reward for
> their defense.
About software:
because copyright is generally all what's we need,  I AGREE YOUR
POSITION , software patents will be used only for speculations.(like
patenting a realtime system in general)

But what's hardware developers should do?Where 'em could get a money?
(of course,what is hardware and what is software are a big question)

It's really hard to make a law that
1:will be good for developers.
2:will not allow speculations.
3:(again)will be good for developers.

Problems in soft and hard are nothing in comparation with same problems
in music!
Say,someone wrote a good big melody.And some (.bad qword.) got 6 notes
from this melody,transponed it(or reversed in time),and make populat
music,and got a money.