On Wednesday, 28.02.2007 at 22:11 +0000, Benjamin Webb wrote: > I thought I'd point out > http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page11077.asp , the response to the > petition to stop software patents. Apparently software patents are > already illegal in the UK. > > Does this mean that it is legal for us to install MP3 codecs > (including using automatix) or are these patented as algorthims rather > than just software.
Apparently there is a distinction between a "pure software" patent and a software patent which implements a "technical effect" (or something, don't quite remember the details). As I understand it, the latter is the real danger: many patents which are really no more than software patents are being bundle into that category and being approved. Anyone know anything more about that? Dave. -- Dave Ewart - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - freenode: davee All email from me is now digitally signed, key from http://www.sungate.co.uk/ Fingerprint: AEC5 9360 0A35 7F66 66E9 82E4 9E10 6769 CD28 DA92
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