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Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw)Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw)Posted Oct 11, 2004 18:06 UTC (Mon) by fermigier (guest, #12330)Parent article: Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw)
It *is* realistic to ask that there be no software patents, at least in Europe.
For that, we (= european citizens) need to support the Paliament's position (= amendments) against the Commission's.
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Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw) Posted Oct 11, 2004 19:13 UTC (Mon) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] Something like Mr. James' proposal is about the best we can hope for in the US (though the GATT/WTO treaty might kill the idea of shorter terms for software patents). But I agree that in Europe the battle has not yet been lost, and you guys should keep the fight going against all software patents.
Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw) Posted Oct 11, 2004 20:02 UTC (Mon) by hppnq (guest, #14462) [Link] The point is -- and I think it is very well made -- that we do not want to get rid of patents altogether. A software patent in itself is, or should be, quite harmless. It's the big companies that abuse the system, as well as the ignorant or corrupt politicians that allow it, that are the ones that put Free Software at jeopardy.So, yes, we should be very vocal about our concerns regarding the proposals made by the European Commission, but we should focus on reforming the system -- not discarding it.
Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw) Posted Oct 11, 2004 22:00 UTC (Mon) by job (guest, #670) [Link] I disagree. Software patents is nothing but abuse of the concept with patents. Please see my reply below.
Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw) Posted Oct 12, 2004 12:33 UTC (Tue) by cpm (guest, #3554) [Link] Well, "We" may not want to, but "I" sure want to.
There wasn't anything left of the US patent system after
Reform, as in form it again, yes. Reform as in working within
Patents - An Alternative View (Groklaw) Posted Oct 12, 2004 13:38 UTC (Tue) by hppnq (guest, #14462) [Link] I'm sorry, I didn't mean to speak for you -- of course you are free to feel differently. I meant to say that the author expresses the idea that software patents are not necessarily an evil thing that has to be rooted out at all cost.And yes, I do mean reform using a sledgehammer.
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