kaal:claim:3808859-024

Expanded patentability chills open source contribution because developers fear inadvertent infringement yet typically lack the knowledge and skills to determine whether their contribution infringes an existing software patent.

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As a result of the accelerating patentability of open source solutions, developers increasingly fear they could inadvertently infringe patents during the open source development process.

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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021), IV.4 Shortcomings, p. 35
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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859

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aggravated by the mandatory attestation requirements imposed on Linux contributors in 2004

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failuresupport: arguedfailure: patent uncertainty chills contributionfamily: innovation-chillingopen-source-and-codesecurities-lawinstitutional-design

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