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Sawyer on Why Bilski Really Means That Software Companies Should Leave the US

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If you think that bankers and lawyers drive innovation, this is a “good thing”; otherwise, this is an utterly disastrous government-sanctioned redistribution of wealth that discourages software innovation. This, I think, will be the unintended consequence of Bilski and the alignment of the government against innovation in software.

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Corporate Bad Activity Against Innovators

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But that’s just one category of bad activity that falls in the “incumbents trying to use government regulation to control their industry and suppress innovation.” Virtual Legality: Legal Letters Claim Oculus VR Made The Oculus Rift Using ZeniMax IP. Please don’t pretend that you are surprised.

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Compromise vs. Problem Solving

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This year’s conference subtitle was “ The Challenges of Internet Law and Governance.” A great panel full of engineers titled Tech Tutorial Backdrop: An All IP Network and Its Policy Implications came next, followed by a talk from Colorado Senator Michael Bennet.