Steven Schveighoffer wrote: > On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:39:29 -0400, Russel Winder > <rus...@russel.org.uk> wrote: > >> On Wed, 2011-10-26 at 17:50 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer wrote: >> [ . . . ] >>> But today we have patents of these things, because they stifle >>> innovation. It creates artificial barriers that only exist because >>> people >>> have gamed the system. >> >> I assume you are based in the USA, since "we" here in the UK do not >> allow patents on software. It is currently explicitly stated as not >> being patentable in its own right. Software within machines can be >> covered by a patent for the machines, but software cannot be >> patented on its own. > > Yes, I'm talking about US patent system. I wish we had the UK system. > > And even if you are in the UK, you are affected by the US patent > system because software you write that may be infringing on US > patents cannot be sold in the US without being subject to lawsuit. >
Thank you. I asked just that very question in my prior post. Now I know.
