Avoiding the AP and Its Copyright Hummer
July 9, 2010
It shouldn’t really be surprising that a recent article in Techdirt.com is still highlighting the position by a particular patent attorney when it comes to open source versus proprietary software.
According to the blogger who took the time to dissect the blog from patent attorney Gene Quinn, open source software is actually a hindrance to innovation and some patent holders can claim willful infringement if the party involved had seen their patent.
Legal arguments aside, we’re not sure that the premise for the whole debate is sound, at least from the perspective of Gene Quinn. How can constant innovation not be considered one of the foundations that drives American business forward? The blogger who takes umbrage to this correctly implies that innovation doesn’t require an original idea, just the ability to solve a market need.
The goslings at Beyond Search try to avoid the Associated Press, which could drive its Hummer right over the addled goose and the scrawny little ones. Life is too short for that.
Rob Starr, July 9, 2010
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