[Patents] Hardware/software codesign

[Didier Metzen didier.metzen1@libertysurf.fr]

OK where is the answer "are classical patents beneficial to society today"?

By the way, two companies are now trying to get fees from their patent on MPEG
algorithm. One is german, the second is french.
Does somebody know where these patents have been granted?

Didier



Robert Bielik a écrit:

> Ed Avis wrote:
>
> >It's an impressive list of tools for designing hardware, but it doesn't
> >say anything about whether patents on computer programs are of benefit
> >to society.
>
> Which also is the ONLY valid consideration whether patents on SW should be
> or
> not be. The argument that because patents on mechanical devices are granted,
> sw
> patents should likewise be granted is the classical "sandbox" argument: "If
> you have it,
> I must have it also". Mr Aharonian as well as other proponents fail to
> answer the
> one and ONLY question: IS SW PATENTS BENEFICIAL TO SOCIETY ???
>
> Robert Bielik
> Senior Software Engineer
> Gyros Microlabs
>
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