“Patent Absurdity” is a 30 minute long movie based upon several interviews conducted during the Supreme Court´s hearing of in re Belinsky. This case could have very serious implications for the patenting of software in the US.

Patent Absurdity explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court’s review of in re Bilski — a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software. The Court’s decision is due soon…

The film is released under the Creative Commons license and can be streamed or downloaded here.