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by zacharypinter 6186 days ago
"Some critics even contend that it's not possible to advance Theora without inevitably hitting a patent wall."

This article and the HTML 5 codec issue in general really illustrates the stifling effect that software patents are having on technical progress.

Are there any compelling reasons left to keep software patents around? It seems like they're doing way more harm than good.