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- From: Gregory Aharonian <srctran@TheWorld.com>
- To: patents@aful.org, fred.boutet@wanadoo.fr, Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>
- Subject: Re: [Patents] philosophical aspects of software patents
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:28:01 -0400 (EDT)
Bernard writes:
>This MEP is mistaken as to the role of patents to begin with ...
>Patents are intended "to promote Progress of Science and useful Arts"
>and to help economic growth.
I assume Bernard is quoting the U.S. Constitution where he writes "to
promote Progress of Science and useful Arts".
Out of curiousity, what do the founding documents of European countries
(or their statutues) say about the role of patents and copyrights? For
example, what do the French laws and constitution say?
Greg Aharonian
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