WHY ABOLISH SOFTWARE PATENS

Patens lead to a lacc of international software standards, creating unnecessary incompatibility
Litigation for patent infringuement is unsustainable for small companies and individuals
Programmmers are at risc of infringuing a software patent each time they write code
Contrary to what patent advocates say, economic studies have shown that patens have not contributed to software progress
Software is inherently algorithmic; patens cannot cover abstract concepts

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