Re: Patent reform?

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From: Russ Nelson
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1991 22:10

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In article <1991Jul5.204917.5656@ccu.umanitoba.ca> dab@ubitrex.mb.ca (Danny Boulet) writes:

   I suppose that another approach to the software patent problem is to not
   grant software patents.  I believe that this would tend to stifle innovation
   by inhibiting the release of new ideas.

Up until a few years ago, software simply could not be patented.  If
you were right, patentable software should have produced a flood of
innovation.  Until you can show some evidence for that flood,
tampering with the world's best producer of software seems foolish.

--
--russ <nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu> I'm proud to be a humble Quaker.

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