Comment Fast Resolution (Score 1) 347
Think how fast litigation would move if software and idea patents were illegal, like they used to be. There would be no trial, no lawyers, no judges, no one sucking off of other peoples innovation.
Now, if I write some code that does caching, Bedrock can sue me. They can sue anyone using Perl, Python, Ruby, etc. as they all have caching modules. Bedrock didn't invent caching, it's been around since memory was invented. DNS, HTTP, any web browser uses caching, most of which existed before Bedrock or the patent.
The logical conclusion for these idea vampires is to create an idea patent that states ownership of "the process of litigation against others using any patented idea." Then they could get a cut from any lawyer that sues any company with patents.