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Article #75445Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights)
From: Paul Placeway
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 1990 19:40
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 1990 19:40
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karsh@trifolium.esd.sgi.com (Bruce Karsh) writes: < The problem of people copying software without paying for it is a significant < loss of revenue for software companies. But it's really a very minor < problem compared with a complete loss of intellectual property protection < for software. < Without protection against plagiarism, there'll be no significant investment < in software development. Unfortunatly, there is an assumption in this argument: The development of software requires significant investment. Historically, this has not been true. To develop and bring to market a new software product requires at least 1 person with 1 computer. Ask, for instance, Dan Bricklin (sp?). Without protection against algorithm monopolies, there'll be no significant software development. -- Paul Placeway <pplacewa@bbn.com>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,a3783b857baac617 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-08-06 17:41:00 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!mit-eddie!bbn.com From: pplacewa@bbn.com (Paul Placeway) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights) Message-ID: <58742@bbn.BBN.COM> Date: 6 Aug 90 19:40:45 GMT References: <1990Aug1.223920.21363@ico.isc.com> <9008021406.AA24725@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> <66150@sgi.sgi.com> <NELSON.90Aug6100907@image.clarkson.edu> <66173@sgi.sgi.com> Sender: news@bbn.com Lines: 20 Posted: Mon Aug 6 20:40:45 1990