The Danger of Software Patents

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"The Danger of Software Patents" is an essay by Richard Stallman warning that software patents threaten innovation, restrict programmers' freedom, and endanger the development and distribution of free software.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf essay
written work
argument software ideas should not be patentable
software patents are unnecessary because copyright already protects software code
software patents benefit large corporations over individual developers
software patents can be used to attack free software projects
software patents can block interoperable implementations
software patents create legal risks for programmers
software patents endanger the development of free software
software patents endanger the distribution of free software
software patents restrict programmers' freedom
software patents threaten innovation
associatedWith Free Software Foundation
GNU Project
author Richard Stallman
criticizes broad and vague software patents
patent system as applied to software
patent trolls in the software field
genre political essay
technology policy essay
hasPerspective critical of intellectual property expansion
pro–free software
intendedAudience free software advocates
policy makers
software developers
language English
mainSubject free software
innovation in software
software freedom
software patents
positionOnTopic opposes software patents
relatedWork Free Software, Free Society
The GNU Manifesto
supports free software movement
users' freedom to run, study, modify, and share software

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Free Software, Free Society
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