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Development by Davis: “Closing the software patent loophole: Professor Lemley's new proposal” plus 2 more

Closing the software patent loophole: Professor Lemley's new proposal
Why collective authorship is awesome for pop culture entertainment
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Closing the software patent loophole: Professor Lemley's new proposal

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:00 AM PDT

There's an old saying that everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it. The open source community maintains an active voice of indignation when it comes to the harms flowing from bad software patents. So it's worth noting when a leading patent law scholar proposes a potential solution to the software patent problem, as Mark Lemley recently did in a new paper entitled "Software Patents and the Return of Functional Claiming."

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Why collective authorship is awesome for pop culture entertainment

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:00 AM PDT

What do you think when hearing the term collective authorship? Wikipedia or open source software might first come to mind. These are collaboratively-created products and services that enhance education, technology, and business. You might not be so quick to think of a largely overlooked area where collective authorship is gaining significance: pop culture entertainment. The comedy genre, in particular, is experiencing notable changes because of open thinking, and for the better.