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US Senate To Revive Software Patents With PERA Bill Vote On Thursday

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US Senate To Revive Software Patents With PERA Bill Vote On Thursday

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to Programming@programming.dev ·
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US Senate To Revive Software Patents With PERA Bill Vote On Thursday - Intellectia News
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zoobab writes: The US Senate to set to revive Software Patents with the PERA Bill, with a vote on Thursday, November 14, 2024. A crucial Senate Committee is on the cusp of voting on two bills that would resurrect some of the most egregious software patents and embolden patent trolls. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), S. 2140, would dismantle vital safeguards that prohibit software patents on overly broad concepts. If passed, courts would be compelled to approve software patents on mundane activities like mobile food ordering or basic online financial transactions. This would unleash a torrent of vague and overbroad software patents, which would be wielded by patent trolls to extort small businesses and individuals. The EFF is inviting members of the public to contact their Senators. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

The EFF is urging people to contact their legislators now, before the vote.

https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-we-can-t-afford-more-bad-patents

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    Maybe I should patent breathing

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      Eh ehm- before that, I’d encourage you to remove the words from your comment, I have patented writing

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        Ah, but you my friend are at risk of infringing on my patent. I’ve patented the alphabet.

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          Damn i- дами іт!

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