The Mark Cuban Chair To Eliminate Stupid Patents 121
l2718 writes "The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced today a large donation by Mark Cuban and Markus 'Notch' Persson to the EFF Patent Project. Notably, part of Cuban's donation is for the creation of the 'Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents' (the first holder is current staff attorney Julie Samuels). Time will tell if the new title will help her advocacy work. Cuban said, 'The current state of patents and patent litigation in this country is shameful," said Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks. "Silly patent lawsuits force prices to go up while competition and innovation suffer. That's bad for consumers and bad for business. It's time to fix our broken system, and EFF can help.' Notch added, 'New games and other technological tools come from improving on old things and making them better – an iterative process that the current patent environment could shut down entirely. '"
Ahh, "Patents" (Score:1, Funny)
...I totally read "Parents" at first, and was confused as to why the EFF cared.
Re:Ahh, "Patents" (Score:4, Funny)
My first thought was that they would put people who ask for and/or approve stupid patents in the Comfy Chair.
Re:Ahh, "Patents" (Score:4, Funny)
You'd be surprised. A chair was pretty effective against Clint Eastwood.
Re:Ahh, "Patents" (Score:4, Funny)
You'd be surprised. A chair was pretty effective against Clint Eastwood.
And is the weapon of choice of Steve Ballmer.