title: Math You Can't Use: Patents, Copyright, and Software
author:  Ben Klemens 
description: <P>"This adds some interesting perspective to the debate about software patents." Karl Friedrich Lenz, <I>Lenz Blog</I>, 1/18/2006</P><br /><br /><P>"Ben Klemens...cognetly spells out the arguments against softward patents, and also the next fronteir: Mathematical algorithm patents."  <I>Butler Group Blog</I>, 8/17/2005</P><br /><br /><P>"Regardless of where you stand on the software and process patent issue, this book is worth a read and should be on every software developer's and manager's bookshelf." William Wong, <I>Electronic Design Online</I>, 5/24/2006</P><br /><br /><P>"Klemens' book is interesting and engaging. It is also ultimately an important contribution to the debate over the appropriate means to protect the fruits of the innovation economy."  <I>Canadian Business Law Journal</I></P>
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