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- From: Hartmut Pilch <phm@a2e.de>
- To: Russell McOrmond <russell@flora.ca>
- Cc: Simo Sorce <simo.sorce@xsec.it>, Stephen Compall <s11@member.fsf.org>, <C-FIT_Community@realmeasures.dyndns.org>, iriXx <iriXx@iriXx.org>, Xavi Drudis Ferran <xdrudis@tinet.org>, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>, <seth.johnson@realmeasures.dyndns.org>, Patent forum <patents@aful.org>, <fairuse-discuss@nyfairuse.org>, <DMCA_Discuss@lists.microshaft.org>, <DMCA-Activists@gnu.org>, <fsl-discuss@alt.org>, <nb@norbert.ch>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] The politics of software over-protection -- moving forward..
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 18:20:55 +0200 (CEST)
> For the US I'd also say that "computer programs are not patentable
> inventions" as stated in Art 52 EPC and held true until the early 80s
> almost everywhere, is still the right message. There can be other
> messages, but they are measured not by tactical arguments but by whether
> you are able to transmit them to politicians.
More precisely: there are perhaps other good messages (e.g. "patents are
nowadays too broad/abstract" ), but as long as no negotiation is taking
place anywhere, you gain nothing by compromising on your messages. The
prime value of any message at this stage is truth and clarity.
--
Hartmut Pilch, FFII & Eurolinux Alliance tel. +49-89-12789608
Protecting Innovation against Patent Inflation http://swpat.ffii.org/
140,000 signatures against software patents http://noepatents.org/
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