Well, that's a question that I hate to answer because the answer is that I don't know. If you really pressed me, I think I would say probably not. My feeling is they're probably not good for innovation, but it really is a feeling and this is a question that, if you gave me more time to answer, I'd go out and consult stakeholders, the financial industry, banks. The financial industry would be heavily affected by business method patents, and that's why, mind you, it's a job for the legislature.
On October 4th, 2012. See this statement in context.