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Article #74669Re: treaty threatens to make software patents inescapable
From: Dan Bernstein
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1991 09:35
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1991 09:35
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In article <9103102123.AA00420@mole.ai.mit.edu> rms@mole.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman) writes: > If the treaty described below is adopted, it will be impossible > ever to get rid of software patents. I beg to differ. From the text you posted, it is obvious that the LPF need take only one minor extra step if the treaty is adopted: viz., have Congress declare that software is not a field of technology. That shouldn't be too hard, now, should it? Why are you so worried? ---Dan P.S. My check is in the mail.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,a9f4f6525c3c5720 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-03-12 03:06:41 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!kramden.acf.nyu.edu!brnstnd From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: treaty threatens to make software patents inescapable Message-ID: <20662:Mar1209:35:3691@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> Date: 12 Mar 91 09:35:36 GMT References: <9103102123.AA00420@mole.ai.mit.edu> Organization: IR Lines: 12