You state:
Software could be granted both Patent and Copyright
protections
That's already occurred. One of the questions some of
us have had is:
Why is software so magical that it's the only thing that
gets both patent and copyright protection?
You
state:
injunctions could be granted for look and
feel
I
point to:
Apple patenting "rectangle with rounded corners"
You
state:
The incumbents would love to have APIs covered by
both
Thankfully the Judge in Oracle v Google put a halt to the
concept of trying to block APIs.
As I said earlier: you haven't pointed
to a "greater risk" because the only things you're pointing to is already
occurring. You identify them as pretty bad things:
That's Why We're
Fighting Software Patents!
Which is why this ruling is such a great step
for those of us who have been fighting software patents for quite some time
now.
You hint that we should stop fighting by saying:
Be
careful what you wish for.
Yet if we stop, then software patents
will definitely be here to stay.
Sorry - the only way we truly loose is
if we stop and give in.
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