Messages in this thread |  | | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: AWE32 Programming Info (Official) Released!!!! | Date | Wed, 21 Aug 1996 15:05:31 +0100 (BST) |
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> > > Information is intangible. You cannot use code that is copyrighted because > > > it's protected by copyright. And, you cannot write your own code to > > > implement an algorithm that's protected by a patent. > > Except in the free world beyond the USA. > > I guess you're referring to RSA? RSA does not have an international patent, > only a domestic one. This is because publication of the algorigthm was
No other country of note recognizes software as patentable, even if there is a hardware patent. Software is just a statement of mathematical facts
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