News Martin Goetz, First to Patent Software, Dies at 93

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Martin Goetz, who secured the first U.S. software patent, has passed away at 93, leaving behind a legacy that reshaped the software industry's legal and commercial landscape.

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[edzieba]

Sadly, the enduring and ongoing legacy of software patents has been suppression of innovation, not encouragement of it. Particularly wielded by large corporations against smaller developers, where the corporations can outspend them in protracted legal battles.