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From: Erik Josefsson <ehj@cleosan.com>
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To: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
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PILCH Hartmut wrote:

> I therefore propose to forget about terms such as "idea vs expression"
> and instead treat copyright and patent as two proposed solutions to the
> problem of turning software achievements into assets (software IP), and
> compare the parameters that matter in this context, such as exclusion
> scope, cost and speed.

Swedish immaterialr=E4tt (~=3DIP) is already set up that way, that is shoul=
d=20
identify the achievement and attach appropriate exclusion rights to it=20
according to the overall goal of promoting achievements.

//Erik

