Francesco Poli wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:10:10 +0200 Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: > > More like, the expression in .obj is patented, but the expression > > in .PDF is not. Feel free to publish papers; don't distribute > > devices that execute the algorithm disclosed in those papers. > > And how is literate programming dealt with?
No one has brought a case to court yet, so I can't say. If you provide the program loaded into a computer, ready to execute, then the court may likely hold that you infringe. If you publish a printed piece of paper with the program's source, then you likely do not infringe. Arnoud -- Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch & European patent attorney - Speaking only for myself Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
