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Article #73859ethics of software patents
From: David J. Camp
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1991 18:01
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1991 18:01
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from The Constitution of the United States of America
Article I Section 8
1. The Congress shall have power:
...
8. To promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for
limited times to authors and inventors exclusive rights to their
respective writings and discoveries.
editorial: The discussion on the gnu-misc-discuss mailing list would
be better suited to discuss whether software patents promote the
progress of science and useful arts. The debate over obviousness is
an important legal concern. It is only relevant as pursued in court
though, not regarding the ethics of the situation.
I consider both obvious patents and software patents to demote the
progress of science and the useful arts. -David-
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