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pcernie

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US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... -patenting

About time it was looked at.

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Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:42 pm

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting

If this is really resolved then the only losers will be the lawyers. There are plenty of features that could be copyrighted rather than patented. Patents should be reserved for something that cannot be described like the bounce on an icon when you open an app. Both Apple and Google are as guilty.

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Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:47 pm

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting


	Amnesia10 wrote: If this is really resolved then the only losers will be the lawyers.

Oh no, what a disaster.

Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:13 pm

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting

jonbwfc wrote:


	Amnesia10 wrote: If this is really resolved then the only losers will be the lawyers.

Oh no, what a disaster.

Yes who do you feel sorry for?

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Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:43 pm

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting

jonbwfc wrote:


	Amnesia10 wrote: If this is really resolved then the only losers will be the lawyers.

Oh no, what a disaster.

Yes who do you feel sorry for?

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Mon Dec 09, 2013 5:43 pm

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting

It is easy, Do it like most of the rest of the world, software is protected by copyright and not patents.

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Re: US Supreme Court to decide limits of software patenting


	big_D wrote: It is easy, Do it like most of the rest of the world, software is protected by copyright and not patents.

I do agree, but what about something really complex like an encryption method or algorithm? It is hardly something that can be simply described and patented.

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