CEO of Adobe recognises that allowing software patents was a bad idea
In an article of the Wahington Post, the CEO of Adobe and member of the BSA, Bruce R. Chizen, recognises that allowing software patents in the 1980s was a bad idea.
References
Evaluating A Patent System Gone Awry By Jonathan Krim Thursday, May 5, 2005; Page E01
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- Even Bruce R. Chizen, chief executive of Adobe Systems Inc. and chairman of the Business Software Alliance, which is leading the charge for the technology industry, acknowledges that allowing software patents in the 1980s was a bad idea. But Chizen argues that it's too late to turn back now.
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