Author: JT Smith
From PRNewswire: Now there’s a new weapon in the fight against extortionist patent
claims — one that could impact billions of dollars in online revenue and
alter the competitive fortunes of a number of e-commerce enterprises. In a
surprise move endorsed by the top leaders of the open source movement, two
organizations from seemingly-opposite sides of the Internet patent
debate — the intellectual property firm IP.com, and the open source advocacy
group Foresight Institute — have teamed up to launch PriorArt.org, a new
“defensive publishing” service designed to protect open source developers’
freedom to innovate while also reducing the number of bogus patent claims. Here’s a link to the site itself.
claims — one that could impact billions of dollars in online revenue and
alter the competitive fortunes of a number of e-commerce enterprises. In a
surprise move endorsed by the top leaders of the open source movement, two
organizations from seemingly-opposite sides of the Internet patent
debate — the intellectual property firm IP.com, and the open source advocacy
group Foresight Institute — have teamed up to launch PriorArt.org, a new
“defensive publishing” service designed to protect open source developers’
freedom to innovate while also reducing the number of bogus patent claims. Here’s a link to the site itself.
