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[Jim Allman <jim AT ibang.com>]

Just for a change of pace, here's another technical/business topic to 
ponder:

It seems like software patents are creating quite a minefield for 
developers, and down-on-their-luck companies are starting to demand 
tribute when they have no better way of making money.

Does the emerging IP landscape (especially the stockpiling of patent 
portfolios by BigCos) spell trouble for independent software 
developers? I'm not just thinking about open-source projects, but also 
niche commercial apps.

Are y'all worried about this? Is anyone taking steps to deal with it 
(liability insurance, patenting your own stuff, etc)? Or are you 
depending on the plankton defense (they'll never both me, I'm nobody)?

Discuss..

  =jimA=

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Jim Allman
Interrobang Digital Media
http://www.ibang.com/
(919) 649-5760