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Re: Software patents...



On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 01:49:32PM -0500, Ralph Crongeyer wrote:

> the company and wanted to completely rewrite the code (it will do the
> same thing) and patent it myself, is that legal?

Patents != Copyrights. Even if it were "legal," I sincerely doubt you
could overcome the prior art requirements.

Regardless, this list is for discussing Debian, not for dispensing legal
advice. I'd consult a lawyer if I were you.

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