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- From: Simo Sorce <simo.sorce@xsec.it>
- To: Flemming Bjerke <flem@bjerke.dk>
- Cc: patents@aful.org
- Subject: Re: [Patents] Re: Re: You have rights.. Software Patents are Illegal
- Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 19:08:49 +0200
On Sun, 2004-05-23 at 18:56, Flemming Bjerke wrote:
> My point is that if you define technology as the use of natural forces for
> some purpose, software on a computer is nothing but technology. I.e. you
> can't argue against software patents by saying that since software is not
> matter, it is not technology. But, you may define technology so that it
> does
> comprise handling of information. Cf. the EU-parlament's amendment art. 2a.
It's not the mere use of natural forces.
I say that an invention, to be patentable, must teach something new in
the way natural forces are manipulated.
Of course sometimes software will be a prominent part of such an
invention, but that will not make every software patentable, as any pure
(seem we like these words: "pure" and "as such" :-) handling of
information will not be patentable as nothing new in the manipulation of
natural forces will be produced by that.
Simo.
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