Patently obvious

[Michael Haney]

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Cybe R. Wizard
<cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:50:27 +0100
> Peter Davis <paddax at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> What do you think?
>
> Software is not an invention, it is a written work (of art (think,
> "book.")) and should fall under copyright, not patent law.
>

Totally agree.  Software Patents are damaging, stifle innovation, and
I also believe wholeheartedly that bad patents have and still are
contributing to our global economic meltdown.  They aren't the sole
cause, but they aren't helping it either.

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