Yes, which is why all patents are dressed up. For example, with the words "system and method". It's a sham. it's the most obvious proof that the patent system is fundamentally broken: Patents are routinely handed out for what is pragmatically just an algorithm, but it has to be dressed up as an implementation because 'those are the rules'. This is only making patents harder to read, it doesn't change the way they are being upheld.
On Mar 6, 3:39 pm, Christian Edward Gruber <[email protected]> wrote: > Side note - you can't patent algorithms, only implementations of > algorithms. > > Christian. > > On Mar 5, 2010, at 3:05 PM, Casper Bang wrote: > > > > > > > Suing - there's an app for that! > > > On Mar 5, 8:44 pm, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > > >> On 3/5/10 18:00 , OldFatGit wrote:> This blog explains it better > >> than I can... > > >>>http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/?p=1925&tag=content;col1 > > >> I much agree on that - but the real problem here is the current > >> interpretation of software patents. I'm not completely against > >> software patents - for instance, if you invent a new algorithm e.g. > >> for compressing video streams, I think you should have the right to > >> patent it (I'm not saying that it would be advisable or a good thing, > >> on the contrary, I think that FLOSS is better - but that in this case > >> there is genuine IP that one might want to control exercising his > >> right to choose). The problem is when laws allow you to patent things > >> such as a listener (!), as the blog describes, assuming the author > >> correctly interpreted the thing. > > >> - -- > >> Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > >> java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > >> [email protected] > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > > >> iEYEARECAAYFAkuRXwQACgkQeDweFqgUGxcRjACZAQ/hHi7Ns+PPGbE/npFdSKgC > >> bxoAn31fGbkfyROoaBJEzcxLvDsx0STW > >> =Rkd0 > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > . > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en > > . > > Christian Edward Gruber > e-mail: [email protected] > weblog:http://www.geekinasuit.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
