Re: How free is Debian
On Thursday 08 August 2019 21:17:25 Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> On 09/08/2019 12:05, John Hasler wrote:
> > There is a lot wrong with the patent system. Twenty years is too
> > long. Fees are too high. Processing is too slow. The language used
> > in the disclosures is arcane (the disclosure is supposed to teach
> > the invention to someone "skilled in the art", but the art one must
> > be skilled in is patent law). Software patents not only exist, but
> > are described in *incredibly* arcane language rather than in source
> > code. Pharmaceutical patent law is even more bizarre than software
> > patent law (mostly due to the efforts of Congress to "fix" it).
>
> New Zealand banned pure software patents in 2013:
>
> How New Zealand banned software patents without violating
> international law
> https://qz.com/119419/how-new-zealand-banned-software-patents-without-
>violating-international-law/
>
> Kind regards,
Sounds like a great idea. Too bad Disney owns both offices today.
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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