Klarinet Archive - Posting 000223.txt from 2006/04

From: "Keith" <bowenk@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: McIntyre/Mazzeo
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:12:59 -0400

Why doesn't it work for software? The law is the same (and I hold a couple
of software patents).

Keith Bowen

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> Keith wrote:
> > You simply have to get it in the public domain, e.g. by publishing the
> > design in a journal, then other people cannot patent it (if the patent
> > agents do their job well, which does not always happen). This has been a
> > well known principle for a very long time.
>
> It doesn't work for software. But the whole system is becoming crazy
> anyway. :-(
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