On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 01:02:50AM -0400, Brian Ristuccia wrote: > Additionally, it's still unclear if instructions (computer or not) > explaining how to perform a patented process are capable of being restricted > by a patent. Traditionally, patents have applied only to building/performing > the invention, not to writing code or books about how to make/do it. In the > past, Debian has allowed source code which explains how to perform patented > processes such as LZW encoding to be distributed from non-US.
Isn't that only because those patents (in particular LZW) don't apply outside of the US? Hamish -- Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
