[Patents] Some remarks on Vol 1 #284

[dewaz dewaz@ran.es]

Yann DIETRICH wrote:

> >Who has the resources to sue for defending the soft patent's right
> >,paying lawyers ,wait time (I mean years)?
> >Sun  or the bunch of crazy coders from Arnhem who started a small
> >company of 150000 euros 6 months ago?
>
> What can do this SMEs ?

Wow, I got FREE legal advice from a experienced IP/IT lawyer!
Just kidding 
   ;^)

> keep secret its source code and use copyright protection.  but, secret
> of
> source code is a pro-innovative way of protection ?

Better than patenting? Imho, Yeah!
On the other hand it  could be worth
to get an economic view ,may be they could get the same amount of money
with free software(free for freedom)in their particular business.

> better for consumers or
> users of sw ?
> To my mind, two problems have to be cleared and their impact on
> innovation
> have to be studied ?
> - secret of source code
> - way of protection of software

I agree, but BEFORE changing to patenting soft next month.
O.K?

> Do not forget that patent system has been created to stimulate
> innovation
> because invention has to be published and a question is what has to be
>
> published in a sw patent application ?

Right!
if I understand you, 
Did you say that the more published an invention is, the more stimule
for
innovation?
If so, Free  software helps innovation more than closed or propietary
one.
Help free soft instead of supportting soft patent.
   :^P


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