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"English sayings, phrases and quotes" would come under copyright law instead of patent law, but can still enjoy IP protection.
by justinsb 15y ago
"English sayings, phrases and quotes" would come under copyright law instead of patent law, but can still enjoy IP protection.
- clark-kent 15y agoThis is interesting because software is a composition in a computer language. So the OP has an interesting point there. Code and algorithms shouldn't be awarded patents just like you can't patent a musical composition.
- capnrefsmmat 15y agoSoftware itself isn't patentable -- software licenses work on the basis of the copyright on the source code, not a patent. Software patents generally describe algorithms rather than their specific implementations, just like ordinary patents describe a method of solving a problem.