Z:gnu-www-ja-danger-of-software-patents--2625a6-And there's even economic rese/en

And there's even economic research showing that this is so&mdash;showing how in a field with a lot of incremental innovation, a patent system can actually reduce investment in R &amp; D. And of course, it also obstructs development in other ways. So even if we ignore the injustice of software patents, even if we were to look at it in the narrow economic terms that are usually proposed, it's still harmful.