Software patent laws are largely written by people paid by companies who:
a) have a lot of patents
b) invested billions buying up patents
c) would very much like to see those patents as an asset which makes them money
d) would very much like to see those patents as a weapon to stifle competitors
Extra patent laws that are introduced as bills are almost always laws that make the current state of affairs worse.
Software patent laws are largely written by people paid by companies who:
a) have a lot of patents
b) invested billions buying up patents
c) would very much like to see those patents as an asset which makes them money
d) would very much like to see those patents as a weapon to stifle competitors
Extra patent laws that are introduced as bills are almost always laws that make the current state of affairs worse.