Thursday, July 28, 2011

Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software Patents : Planet Money : NPR

Intellectual Ventures And The War Over Software Patents : Planet Money : NPR: "'We're at a point in the state of intellectual property where existing patents probably cover every behavior that's happening on the Internet or our mobile phones today,' says Chris Sacca, the venture capitalist. '[T]he average Silicon Valley start-up or even medium sized company, no matter how truly innovative they are, I have no doubt that aspects of what they're doing violate patents right now. And that's what's fundamentally broken about this system right now.'"