On Sat, May 22, 1999 at 03:09:43AM -0400, Richard Stallman wrote: > e.g. if i hear of a cool idea for a new and/or improved gadget, i > can build one myself and use it whenever i like. > > In the US, you can be sued for patent infringement for doing that. I > am not certain that it is so in all countries. Do you know with > certainty that some countries make an exception for that kind of use? In Sweden, patent law restricts only professional use, not personal use. I imagine that there are other countries with the same sort of law. This still means the software isn't free, though, because I can only use it for certain, limited purposes, but it is at least better than not being able to (legally) use it at all.
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