So what does this organization do: http://www.epo.org/ ??
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:14 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes, Cedric, you _think_. Which is the point. There's no proof, though > there are many indicators its not working as designed. My argument has > always been that, given the draconian, near thought-crime nature of > patent law, the burden of proof is clearly on the ones in favour of > it. You're trying to twist the argument arond to: There's no proof it > DOESNT work, so we should keep them. > > The UK and europe easily show that you don't NEED software patents. > > On Sep 13, 9:03 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Miroslav Pokorny < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I mentioned ARM as even though they are a hardware company they too > exist > > > purely because of trust and excellence rather than patents. > > > > I'll take your word for that but I'll offer something for you to think > > about: if they were located in a country with software patent laws, maybe > > they would be doing even better than they are right now, precisely > because > > they are excellent. With software patent laws, they would be able to > protect > > their excellent ideas for a few years, thereby guaranteeing more sales, > more > > revenues, more funding for R&D, which would lead to even more innovations > > coming from them. > > > > I think that software patent laws help great companies while hindering > > mediocre ones (by preventing them from copying other people's ideas > before > > they have been tapped). > > > > -- > > Cédric > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- 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.
