ABSTRACT: Software patents pose a serious threat to the software industry. The League for Programming Freedom comprises over 600 individual software developers, business people, professors, students, and computer users concerned about this threat. The League favors the introduction of legislation to eliminate the threat posed by software patents.
CAVEAT: Most companies are now being forced to apply for software patents for defensive purposes. The League does not advocate that such companies cease applying for such patents; nor does it advocate that they unilaterally dismantle their software patent portfolios.
