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streptomycin on Aug 7, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mark Cuban: If you want to see more jobs created -...

(A) is my ideal scenario, but (B) might be to shorten patent terms for software. Maybe 5 years or so, instead of 20. Technology moves so fast that 20 years is an eternity. For instance, MP3 is old hat, but it still contains several patented technologies.

Joeri on Aug 7, 2011 [–]

You could also do (A) via (B). Gradually shorten the patent duration for software patents until you get rid of them entirely.

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