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So what you're saying is hardware is justifiably patent-able in the same way that software currently is.
by cantankerous 12y ago
So what you're saying is hardware is justifiably patent-able in the same way that software currently is.
- IgorPartola 12y agoI think that's the opposite of what the GP is saying. The thesis seems to be that hardware is patentable because what matters is not the schematic/topology, but the physically manufactured circuit board, whereas in software you can directly copy an algorithm. It's the "you wouldn't download a car" differentiation.