ZDNet: Get Rid of Software Patents Says Leading Open Source Law Professor

"Eben Moglen, founding director of the Software Freedom Law Center, Wednesday called for reform of the US patent system as applied to software, because current laws are designed to protect the interests of pharmaceutical companies rather than technology companies.

"Mr Moglen was speaking on a panel at the LinuxWorld trade show in San Francisco. He is one of the top lawyers in the open source movement..."

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