[Fsf-friends] "Software-Patents" in Europe: The threat prevails
Rakesh 'arky' Ambati
rakesh_ambati@yahoo.com
Tue Oct 19 15:29:26 IST 2004
--- Mayank Sharma <geekybodhi@rediffmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 Frederick Noronha(FN) wrote :
>
> "Software-Patents" in Europe: The threat prevails
> >
> >Soon the European Parliament and the Council of
> Ministers will >againdecide about the
> legalisation and adoption of so-called "software
> >patents" in Europe, which are already used by large
> companies in other >countries to put competitors out
> of business. This can lead to the >termination of
> manysoftware projects such as KNOPPIX, at least
> within >Europe,
> >
> <snip>
> This is very disturbing (again). But I am a little
> unclear on what the end result might be. Maybe
> Mahesh could clear up.
>
> a) What's the status of India and Software Patents?
> b) Is Software Patent a geographical bounbdary bound
> thing? I mean would Klaus be able to host Knoppix on
> (say) an Indian server and distribute here?
Mayank,The idea of Software Patent or related laws of
other countries does seems to have their effects
here,maybe its fear of laws/acts rather than wheather
we are subjected to them.The recent PlayFair issue
(thought they were different laws than pantent law)
has given us a livid example.
The major question 'can we handle such legal problems
here'.We don't have any EFF like organisation here.
I would like ask the two legal eagles on the list Pai
and Ramanraj if we can remedy this.
TIA
--arky
PS:BTW did anyone patent 'press the key to type' (as
on keyboard) ?
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