[wellylug] NZ Software Patents

[John Rye]

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:07:39 +1200
John Durham wrote:

> Jethro Carr wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 14:31 +1200, John Durham wrote:
> >> I can accept that there can be a software patent.
> >> Exactly how would that differ from a copyrighted work?
> >> Is it a kind of software device?
> > 
> > A software patent is for an idea implemented with software, whereas
> > copyright covers a specific implementation.
> That is a pretty succinct response, thanks. It has been a while since I 
> considered writing a new operating system.
> There are better things to do these days.
> -- 

The following URLs shows an excellent argument against software patents:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/17/w3c_apple_prior_art/
http://www.w3.org/2009/03/widgets-pag/cfpa.html

John