Re: [newbie] Software Patents

[John Richard Smith]

Aron Smith wrote:

On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 09:04, John Richard Smith wrote:
 

HaywireMac wrote:

   

On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 13:46:59 +0000
John Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:


     

Well I don't see how I'm going to be able to put the case to my local
MEP. I mean I'm no expert, and he/she is no expert and they have to
put some sort of a case to the legislators to get them to listen.
  

       

http://petition.eurolinux.org/reference/law.html



     

So the ethos of that argument is that that you cannot patent code it's 
something akin to a writer publishing a piece of liturature, it is his 
work, but it's not a novel invention . Have I understood it correctly ?

John
   

Thats the way I read it

 

OK then, so my approach when I tackle the MEP is something allong these 
lines,

Did you know the EU legislators are preposing to allow patenting of copy 
write ?

and as you surely know you cannot patent copy write , only novel inventions

John

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