Re: [Patents] philosophical aspects of software patents

[Bernard Lang <Bernard.Lang@inria.fr>]

http://www.elysee.fr/instit/text2.htm

Tout bien, toute entreprise, dont l'exploitation a ou acquiert les
caractères d'un service public national ou d'un monopole de fait, doit
devenir la propriété de la collectivité



The structure of our constitutional texts is not the same as in the US.

The is in the preamble to the 1946 constitution (4th republic), which
is reasserted in the 1958 constitution (5th republic).
http://www.elysee.fr/instit/text3.htm




On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 01:40:34PM +0100, iriXx wrote:
> would you be able to point me in the direction of a copy of the French 
> Constitution online?
> 
> thanks
> 
> m~
> 
> 
> Bernard Lang wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > The French constitution states that there should be no private
> > monopolies.
> > 
> > This is of course to be understood as a principle, not a law.
> > 
> > In other words, any monopoly is considered a privilege, that has to be
> > justified with regard to the public good.
> > 
> > The law is not an issue ...  it is just the EPC.
> > 
> > 
> > Bernard
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 11:28:01AM -0400, Gregory Aharonian wrote:
> > 
> >>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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