Santa Clara held a conference on potential solutions to the software patent problems a few months ago. The proposals ranged from abolishing "computational idea

Santa Clara held a conference on potential solutions to the software patent problems a few months ago. The proposals ranged from abolishing "computational idea patents" (Stallman says even calling them software patents is flawed) to fee-shifting. It's pretty interesting if you have a few hours to spare. The video feed is here: http://ammsweb.scu.edu/webcasts/mmedia1/20111014-083613-1e_opening/index.htm# http://ammsweb.scu.edu/webcasts/mmedia1/20111014-083613-1e_o... Wired op-ed series based on the conference presenters: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/14cb0c/im_snoop_lion_ask_me_anything/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/14cb0c/im_snoop_lion_a...