Patent Liability Insurance

[Andrew C. Oliver]

The MAD system in patents reinforces the patent system.  I'm talking 
about something to help throw the monkey wrench in it by using it 
against itself.

Matthew Flaschen wrote:
> Andrew C. Oliver wrote:
> 
>> Another approach (which I intonated) would be more of a venture capital
>> approach.  Those with the cash and the interest could invest it in
>> promising litigation companies targeted in the right direction.
> 
> I don't believe software patents are legitimate, so I don't want
> /anyone/ to make money of them.  They should be retained as a deterrent
> only (until software patents are made illegal)
> 
>> Maybe that is OIN, maybe it is Red Hat Ventures...
> 
> I like OIN because they aren't trying to make money off patents, but are
> developing a strong portfolio to use in self-defense to protect FOSS.
> 
> Matt Flaschen


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