Software Patent Absurdity (2010)

Patent Absurdity explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court's review of in re Bilski — a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software.



With interviews from Eben Moglen, Dan Bricklin, Karen Sandler, Richard Stallman and others...This movie is part of the collection: Open Source Movies



Director: Luca Lucarini

Producer: Jamie King

Sponsor: The Free Software Foundation

Audio/Visual: sound, color

Language: English

Keywords: Patents; Free Software; Law; Technology



Creative Commons license: Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States