[A2k] Re: [Upd-discuss] SCOTUS Overrules Rigid US Appeals Court Approach to Patentability of Combinations of Existing Elements

[Michael Hart]

On Tue, 1 May 2007, Richard Stallman wrote:

> This decision may reduce the number of bad software patents
> (if it results in a real change in the conduct of the patent system),
> but it will not make software development safe.
> That requires eliminating patents from the software field.

While I agree with Mr. Stallman that the written word should not be patented,
it is probably for much deeper philosophical reasons concering the very great
difference between copyright and patent, which Mr. Stallman did not mention.


> (There are two kinds of bad software patents:
> those that are obvious, and those that are unobvious.)

There are two kind of Richard Stallman techniques,
thosee that are obvious, and those that are only obvious to a few.

;-)

However, I can't poke too hard, I may need his help to keep Project Gutenberg.

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