Craig Hockenberry: The Rise and Fall of the Independent Developer

In this blog post Craig Hockenberry comments on the latest developments in the software licensing and patent business.

What he writes makes me angry and very sad, because broad software patents like the ones Lodsys possesses will lead only to less diversity and less quality in all software markets. Patent trolls like Lodsys are like bullies; they go after the small developers first and don’t take on the bigger companies because know they’ll lose.

(via Instapaper)

FOSS Patents: Two more lawsuits against Lodsys

Great reporting by Florian Müller on the ongoing Lodsys-Patent-Trolling-Case.

This is my favourite part of the post:

OpinionLab is the first company to sue Lodsys not only under patent law but to additionally make demands under rules against unfair competition and tortious interference.

Those additional allegations are tough, and beyond a merely declaratory judgment, OpinionLab seeks injunctive and monetary relief. In other words, they bring claims that pose a significant economic risk to Lodsys.

I’m looking forward to see this patent troll have his ass handed to him.

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Boom — The Angry Drunk

Darby Lines on Apple’s letter to patent troll Lodsys.

His analysis is spot-on and it’s going to be interesting to see what happens next.