Techdirt summarizes what a just publised survey paper has found. Actually the stats can be seen as quite shocking, especially since no solutions seem to surface..
Slashdot is pointing to a new survey of scientific researchers, who note that 40% note that their work was impacted negatively because of patents. Of those 40%: “58% said their work was delayed, 50% reported they had to change the research, and 28% reported abandoning their research project.” While the post behind that link suggests talking to your elected representatives about patent reform, it’s worth being aware that most of the current plans for patent reforms seem like to make things worse, not better.
via techdirt.
