21 January 2005

Why software patents are a problem

"If Haydn had patented 'a symphony, characterised by that sound is produced [ in extended sonata form ]', Mozart would have been in trouble.
Unlike copyright, patents can block independent creations. Software patents can render software copyright useless"

One of the clearest explanations I've read about why we should be concerned that some EU ministers seem keen to push the issue of patenting software 'inventions'.
FFII: Logic Patents in Europe:
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