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huntley@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Haydn Huntley) writes:
>but I was just talking to an Architect, and he said that architectural
>plans are not patentable, and even though they are copyrightable,
>almost no one ever copyrights them.  If you would like, you could go
>and build a Frank Lloyd Wright house.  There is absolutely nothing to
>impede you.

Good idea, but you might have picked a better example.  Many of Frank Lloyd
Wright's plans do indeed have copyrights which are held by his estate.
However, in general you are correct.

Personally, I'd like to see software and process patents abolished, and
software copyright law strengthened.  It's sad to see software companies
trying to find things to patent out of a feeling of self-defense ("how
about we just cross-license our patents, instead of suing each other?").

Sigh.
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