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| zaskar 2004-01-23, 6:57 pm |
| What is a software patent?
Is it like for example no one being able to release a graphics program
like Photoshop because Adobe holds that patent?
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| Mark Taylor 2004-01-23, 6:57 pm |
| "zaskar" <szandor9000@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in
news:pan.2003.10.12.16.29.46.851366@NOSPAMhotmail.com:
quote:
> What is a software patent?
> Is it like for example no one being able to release a graphics program
> like Photoshop because Adobe holds that patent?
>
Maybe this will help...
http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/patentable.html
If a computer program simply does calcultions that result is a response
that could have been done (eventually) by hand, then it can only be
copyrighted. If, however, the program results in a method of delivering
information, not just resulting answers, then it is patentable.
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| Mark Taylor 2004-01-23, 6:57 pm |
| "zaskar" <szandor9000@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in
news:pan.2003.10.12.16.29.46.851366@NOSPAMhotmail.com:
quote:
> What is a software patent?
> Is it like for example no one being able to release a graphics program
> like Photoshop because Adobe holds that patent?
>
Maybe this will help...
http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/patentable.html
If a computer program simply does calcultions that result is a response
that could have been done (eventually) by hand, then it can only be
copyrighted. If, however, the program results in a method of delivering
information, not just resulting answers, then it is patentable.
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| Mark Taylor 2004-01-23, 6:57 pm |
| "zaskar" <szandor9000@NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in
news:pan.2003.10.12.16.29.46.851366@NOSPAMhotmail.com:
quote:
> What is a software patent?
> Is it like for example no one being able to release a graphics program
> like Photoshop because Adobe holds that patent?
>
Maybe this will help...
http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/patentable.html
If a computer program simply does calcultions that result is a response
that could have been done (eventually) by hand, then it can only be
copyrighted. If, however, the program results in a method of delivering
information, not just resulting answers, then it is patentable.
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