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Note that the rules are different (and probably less broken) elsewhere in the world. However, the US market has a tendency to affect people outside its borders
by bensummers 17y ago
Note that the rules are different (and probably less broken) elsewhere in the world. However, the US market has a tendency to affect people outside its borders and force the system on others via treaties.
But right now, one option for non-US software startups is to sell only to Europe and counties with sane patent systems.
- bootload 17y ago"... However, the US market has a tendency to affect people outside its borders and force the system on others via treaties. ..." That is an understatement ~ "IIPA would rather people "pirate" than switch to legal competitors" ~ http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/5115 http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/5115 The http://www.iipa.com/ http://www.iipa.com/ represent publishers, music, picture, entertainment software, business software. All American
- bensummers 17y agoI was trying to be polite about our colonial friends.
- bootload 17y ago"... I was trying to be polite about our colonial friends. ..." I always miss this from replies.
- muerdeme 17y agoWhat specific rules do you refer to? I'm not under the impression that things have ever been any better elsewhere. Europe does recognize "prior user rights," which is a step in the right direction, but (at least in the UK) it still requires that the prior user have taken a significant step towards commercialization to benefit. I don't think that would really help US software startups.
- bensummers 17y agoThe rule about not allowing software to be patented?