Donnerstag Mai 24, 2007
Simon Phipps about software patents
In this article my boss answers questions regarding software patents:
"Well, Sun is supportive of the Patent Reform Act of 2007, which Mike discusses in some detail in his blog. But I personally also believe we need to address some other issues too. If I were king (or at least an autocratic president), I'd do some or all of these:
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If we have to have software patents, their term and applicability needs control:
* Make them last no more than five years, renewable once.
* Make them unenforceable against ISO [International Standards Organization] standards (and possibly other bodies).
* Give immunity to implementations created in clean-room conditions for interoperability."
( Mai 24 2007, 10:10:05 AM CEST )
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