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Re:John Carmack on Patents by weavejester on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @11:59AM (#452365)
Or ban software patents altogether. That would probably be cheaper.
Re:John Carmack on Patents by jeeringmole on Tuesday January 27, 2009 @08:13PM (#453114)
In the meantime, strike small blows here and there against bad patents by helping examine them:

"Help the USPTO find the information relevant to assessing the claims of pending patent applications. Become a community reviewer and improve the quality of patents."

http://www.peertopatent.org/