Solution (Score 5, Insightful)

The only solution to all this bulls#$t is to get rid of patents all together, or have a major reform of the patent system to being it in line with the majority's idea of a patent system, and not what big business thinks it should be.

In its current format, it is just being abused by big business to stifle innovation, and as a means to create an income though suing anyone any everyone who even remotely does something similar to what they have a patent on.

This is the only solution, and should be done as well as a complete re-write of the copyright laws, and civil lawsuit laws, as they too are now just a revenue stream for big business.

This is also fast becoming the case here in Australia too as Australia becomes America through the FTA (Free Trade Agreement).

Well that is my AU$0.02 (US$0.014178) worth.

Third of Nine