[ANSOL-geral] BBC, UK patent office e patentes de software

higuita higuita7 yahoo.co.uk
Sexta-Feira, 4 de Fevereiro de 2005 - 00:28:34 WET


ola' a todos

	descobri por acaso esta noticia que podera' ser muito
	util:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4229689.stm

	a parte que considero util e' esta:

'There are between 150,000 and 300,000 registered software patents in the
 US and open source developers argue that many should never have been 
 granted. 

 This is a view corroborated by the UK Patent Office. 

"Some of the patents have dubious validity and are being wielded by some
 big companies to force smaller companies to buy licenses in the knowledge
 that they can't afford to take them to court," said Dr Jeremy Philpott of
 the UK Patent Office'

	basicamente temos aqui uma confissao publica de que as
	patentes de software sao tremendamente perigosas, vinda
	de uma das entidades que mais as apoiam... e isto num
	site de uma entidade muito respeitada, a BBC.

	acho que e' uma citacao que devemos usar e abusar 8)

higuita
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