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Description: A project working towards the elimination of software patents by assisting corporations that choose to challenge such patents in the courts, and by public education aimed at promoting a legislative solution. News, resources, and ways to help.
Each software patent blocks software developers from implementing a feature such as a video format, pinch-to-zoom, or nested menus. For 20 years, no developer can implement that feature without asking the patent holder, who can refuse, or ask for payment and impose conditions. Today there are tens of thousands of software patents and this affects all computer users:
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