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Can a science-fiction movie infringe a tech patent?
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| Imagine if NASA sued Stanley Kubrick for
| "2001: A Space Odyssey" claiming dominion
| over space travel. Or, better yet, fancy
| the patent-holding inventor of virtual
| environments going to court to claim James
| Cameron's "Avatar" is a rip-off. Sound far-
| fetched?
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http://www.thresq.com/2009/12/patent-movies-knowable-.html
Science Fiction Movie Accused Of Patent Infringement
http://techdirt.com/articles/20091202/1243097165.shtml
Defense Of Software Patents Actually Raises Questions About All Computer Patents
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| Honestly, in reading through his arguments,
| what struck me is that there is no
| explanation for why even computer hardware
| should be patentable. It's just taken for
| granted that computer hardware patents must
| be good, and since software is the equivalent
| of what's done in hardware (not really true
| in many cases, but...), software patents must
| be good. But shouldn't the original question
| be whether or not the hardware itself
| requires patents and whether or not that
| helps to "promote the progress of science and
| the useful arts"? Goetz never bothers to
| explain how any of these patents promote
| progress.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20091201/1041237150.shtml
Recent:
UK Patent Office Approves Software Patent... Rationalizes The Decision
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| Rather than just saying "uh, the courts said so," it claims that it allowed
| the patent because it's "more than just a software program," saying that the
| invention was a "technical contribution." Apparently, the new rules mean that
| as long as software makes a "technical contribution" it can be patented.
| But... uh... what software doesn't make a "technical contribution" of some
| sort
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090507/0230134776.shtml
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