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Toggle NavigationHomeESP WikiBlogFAQDonateProtect developer freedom.Abolish software patents.ESP is a global initiative of the Free Software Foundation.Learn why software patents are unjust.Learn moreWHY ABOLISH SOFTWARE PATENTSBlocking innovationPatents lead to a lack of international software standards, creating unnecessary incompatibilityLeading to extraordinary costsLitigation for patent infringement is unsustainable for small companies and individualsHarming developers’ freedom of expressionProgrammers are at risk of infringing a software patent each time they write codeSoftware progress happens without patentsContrary to what patent advocates say, economic studies have shown that patents have not contributed to software progressSoftware is mathSoftware is inherently algorithmic; patents cannot cover abstract conceptsSoftware should be freePatents are completely incompatible with the four essential freedoms of usersSTATE THAT YOUR PROJECT IS PATENT-FREEAre you a software developer? Let your users know that you are Innovating Without Patents.BlogRecent articles on software patents.Campaign Join the fight against software patents with the revamped campaign siteThere are many problems caused by the enforcement of patents in the software industry, but it is important to first understand how user and developer freedoms are affected. If you don’t know what End Software Read more…Campaign The threat of software patents persistsRead this article in Spanish. At the Free Software Foundation (FSF) we have reported extensively on many issues concerning user freedom. In this article, we will reintroduce a problem that has plagued the free software Read more…Opinion Jarek Duda on software patentsJarek Duda is a lecturer in Institute of Computer Science and Computational Mathematics of Jagiellonian University. He has education in computer science (PhD), physics (PhD) and mathematics (MSc), focusing mainly on widely understood information theory. Read more…Privacy PolicyLogos & design by Panos AlevropoulosBase theme by themeisle | Powered by WordPressJavaScript Licenses