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Article #75432Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights)
From: Bruce Karsh
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 1990 06:33
Date: Mon, 06 Aug 1990 06:33
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In article <9008021406.AA24725@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> de5@STC06.CTD.ORNL.GOV (SILL D E) writes: >I have no objection to algorithm patents in theory, but our >legal/patent system is not set up properly to make them practical. >For one thing, the term of algorithm patents would have to be closer >to 5 years than 17. The patent office would need to get smart too, >since they have negligable software background. Does anyone really believe that anybody will invest in a scheme which requires that you raise capital, develop a product, bring the product to market, but after 5 years the product can be copied freely? It takes about 3 years just to develop a mass-market software product nowadays. Software deserves the same protections as any other invention does. Bruce Karsh karsh@sgi.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 01:07:42 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!sgi!karsh@trifolium.esd.sgi.com From: karsh@trifolium.esd.sgi.com (Bruce Karsh) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Patents (was Re: Copyrights) Message-ID: <66150@sgi.sgi.com> Date: 6 Aug 90 06:33:56 GMT References: <1990Aug1.223920.21363@ico.isc.com> <9008021406.AA24725@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV> Sender: karsh@trifolium.esd.sgi.com Reply-To: karsh@trifolium.sgi.com (Bruce Karsh) Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 17 Posted: Mon Aug 6 07:33:56 1990