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Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, July 10 2012 @ 08:45 PM EDT |
A problem - this was 1992 ... the past is a different country, many things that
are now 'obvious' or 'trivial' weren't then (even placing computer algorithms
into a loop may have been technically problematic).
If software patents (and I'm from the 'Turing proved all possible algorithms can
run on a general machine, and algorithms are maths' crowd) then they need to be
a) for shorter time periods
b) only for big things, not for salami-sliced and diced methods
a) covers the speed of development, b) makes finding what is 'patented' a
straightforward task. b) would put patent assessors up against lawyers who
distinguish ways of holding a tissue (or handkerchief) when blowing your nose.
Handkerchief - good idea, 2-300 years old ... tissue = flimsy handkerchief, no
cigar ... how you hold it? throw the bum out![ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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