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This 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
by clark-kent 15y ago
This 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.