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NYT And OpinionLabs Slap Apple Patent Troll Lodsys With Lawsuits
When Lodsys started targeting iOS developers, it probably wasn’t looking for the kinds of fights it’s been running into. A few days after Apple came to the aid of its devs, word comes that the New York Times and OpinionLabs are counter-troll-suing as well.
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Should Software Patents Exist?
Patents are supposed to encourage invention and protect inventors from being ripped off. At least, this was the reasoning when patents applied to things like steam engines and drillbits. But software? That might be a whole other question.