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MatthewPhillips on Aug 11, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why software patents are not fixable

We have two software patent articles on the front page of HN. One from a developer saying they are unfixable; another from a lawyer saying they aren't broken. I think this succinctly describes the situation we are in.

ldar15 on Aug 11, 2011 [–]

Indeed. One from someone "ordinarily skilled in the arts", and one from someone who is supposed to understand what that means.

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