Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 7 Apr 1998 02:23:58 -0500 (CDT) | From | <> | Subject | Re: [offtopic] Re: CocaCola not really a secret |
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On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Alan Cox wrote:
> > <xombi@accessus.net> writes: > > > To keep this on topic, it's important to point out that "software" CANNOT be > > > patented, it can only be copyrighted.
> > Algorithms can be patented, though.
> Unproven. And also not outside the USA, although you can sometimes patent a > clever implementation of an algorithm in a device
True. Let me clarify, the US laws state that you can only patent unique mechanical designs and _processes_. I left that out before. By software I meant you can't come up with a MS Word knockoff word-processor and expect a patent.
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