Labour party on software patents
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| "The issue of who controls software that
| New Zealanders have developed is an
| important one. Copyright allows the
| developer to control the terms under which
| software is released. Patents remove that
| right and hand it over to a third party.
| Basically, software patents create a
| lottery around control of your own efforts.
|
| "We are pleased that Commerce Minister
| Simon Power has said that the Government
| would support a select committee
| recommendation that the Intellectual
| Property Office develop guidelines for
| inventions that involve âembedded softwareâ
| - software that is built into a physical
| device.
|
| âSoftware will still be protected by
| copyright, which prevents outright copying.
| We believe this to be sensible and the
| right decision," Clare Curran said.
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http://nzoss.org.nz/news/2010/labour-party-software-patents
Software exclusion will encourage Kiwi innovators
,----[ Quote ]
| The exclusion of computer software from a
| Patents Bill before Parliament is a step
| towards helping New Zealand become more
| innovative Labour MPs Lianne Dalziel and
| Clare Curran said today.
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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1004/S00203.htm
InternetNZ Agrees - No To Software Patents
,----[ Quote ]
| InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc)
| agrees with the Commerce Select Committee
| and Minister Hon Simon Power that software
| should not be patentable. InternetNZ
| outlined its position in a submission to
| the Committee in July 2009.
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http://www.voxy.co.nz/technology/internetnz-agrees-no-software-patents/5/45732
InternetNZ: "No to software patents"
http://www.techday.co.nz/itbrief/news/internetnz-no-to-software-patents/16195/5
NZCS: ICT profession supports patent removal
,----[ Quote ]
| The New Zealand Computer Society polled its
| members and found that 81% supported the
| recommendation to remove Software from the
| Patents Act.
|
| NZCS Chief Executive Paul Matthews said,
| âThis is a big issue for the ICT sector.
| And whilst not scientific, this poll
| clearly backs up previous consultation
| showing widespread support from the ICT
| sector for the removal of software
| patents.â
`----
http://www.techday.co.nz/itbrief/news/nzcs-ict-profession-supports-patent-removal/16182/5
Computer scientists versus lawyers.
Lawyers' site:
Computer programs: patentable or not patentable?
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| Although the UK and European patent offices
| have been granting patent claims that
| relate to computer programs for many years,
| a European Parliament rejected the proposed
| EC Directive on the Patentability of
| Computer Implemented Inventions (EC
| Software Patent Directive) in July 2006,
| which caused some controversy.
|
| [...]
|
| Corinne Day is a trainee solicitor who
| specialises in intellectual property law.
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http://www.lawdit.co.uk/reading_room/room/view_article.asp?name=../articles/7206-Patentability-of-computer-programs.htm
Recent:
Select Committee Suggestion to Discard Software Patents is Causing Worry
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| He said that they consider that it is vital
| for firms to keep hold of the alternative to
| shield their originality under copyright law,
| if that is their option.
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http://topnews.us/content/216873-select-committee-suggestion-discard-software-patents-causing-worry
Select Committee recommendation "worrying"
http://www.techday.co.nz/itbrief/news/nzict-select-committe-recommendation-worrying/16142/5
Software patents questioned
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=aeb3ec15-8c97-4313-a59f-54d8ae38bb0d
Further Progress Toward New Zealand's New Patent Act
http://ca.linexlegal.com/index.php?cid=490575
NZCS lobbies to end patent protection for software
,----[ Quote ]
| The New Zealand Computer Society has come out
| in support of a ban on software patents,
| sending a letter yesterday to Minister of
| Commerce Simon Power supporting a Commerce
| Select Committee recommendation to remove
| patent protection for software in New Zealand
| law.
|
| The move comes after a quick poll of NZCS
| members, IT professionals from around New
| Zealand, found 80 percent opposed patent
| protection for software.
|
| "The Society acknowledges this is a complex
| issue with many reasons for and against
| patentability of software. However on
| balance, it is in New Zealand's best
| interests for software to be covered through
| the provisions of copyright in the same way
| movies and books are, rather than through the
| patent system which has significant
| problems," NZCS chief executive Paul Matthews
| says in a blog post.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/nzcs-lobbies-to-end-patent-protection-for-software
NZCS lobbies to end patent protection for software
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=082002ED-1A64-6A71-CE1877663B74141E
Software patent ban could damage investment
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| Any exclusion of software from the New
| Zealand patents regime will âsuck the
| lifebloodâ out of the New Zealand software
| development industry, says Chris Auld,
| director of strategy and innovation at
| Microsoft-specialist developer Intergen.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/development/software-patent-ban-could-damage-investment
Our Members
http://www.ict.org.nz/index.php/nzict-group/nzict-members/
Call for caution over software patents
http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/call-caution-over-software-patents-3466875
Power to delete software patents
,----[ Quote ]
| Commerce Minister Simon Power says the
| Government will back changes proposed by a
| select committee that will mean computer
| software can no longer be patented.
|
| Parliament's commerce select committee
| proposed amending the Patents Bill, which
| passed its first reading in May last year,
| after receiving many submissions on the
| controversial issue.
|
| The recommendation has attracted
| considerable attention outside New Zealand,
| particularly from the open source software
| community, which claims large software
| makers have gamed the patent system and
| stifled innovation.
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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/3570621/Power-to-delete-software-patents
Select committee report on Patents Bill: computer software not patentable
http://www.internationallawoffice.com/newsletters/detail.aspx?g=a0e59842-685e-49f9-a3de-a7ad67f34eec
Abolish software patents
,----[ Quote ]
| I think that the best way to defend open
| source against software patent attacks is to
| abolish software patents. The U.S. Supreme
| Court might abolish software patents this
| month in the U.S.A. New Zealand is close to
| passing a law abolishing software patents in
| New Zealand. We are making progress from the
| days when people considered abolishing
| software patents just a flaky idea.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2010-04-13-030-35-OS-LL-0000
Response to Software Patent Supporters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALjXe95TREs
Power backs deletion of software patents
,----[ Quote ]
| Commerce Minister Simon Power says the
| Government will back changes proposed by a
| select committee that will mean computer
| software can no longer be patented.
|
| Parliament's commerce select committee
| proposed amending the Patents Bill, which
| passed its first reading in May last year,
| after receiving many submissions on the
| controversial issue.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/development/power-backs-deletion-of-software-patents
New Zealand govt against software patents!
,----[ Quote ]
| Substantial credit is due to the people in
| NZ that submitted letters making the case
| against software patents:
|
| * Egressive Limited
| * The New Zealand Open Source Society
| * InternetNZ
| * Guy Burgess
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http://news.swpat.org/2010/03/new-zealand-govt-against-software-patents/
Select Committee Reports On New Patents Bill In New Zealand
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=2b9e677a-2062-4529-9724-399d0fb57885
New Zealand Politicians Want To Explicitly Outlaw Software Patents
,----[ Quote ]
| As we wait for the Bilski ruling in the US
| (which my gut feeling tells me will have
| the Supreme Court totally punt on the issue
| of software patents), it seems like
| politicians down in New Zealand have
| figured out that software patents are a
| real problem.
`----
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100330/1852558798.shtml
New Zealand Legislators Say Software should be Inpatentable
,----[ Quote ]
| New Zealand legislators have proposed a
| bill which would make it impossible to
| patent software. The bill, which is going
| through the process for patent reform,
| clearly indicates that software should not
| be patentable.
|
| If this bill becomes a law, then it will
| create friction with US ACTA negotiators,
| who about to make software patents standard
| internationally.
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http://topnews.us/content/214985-new-zealand-legislators-say-software-should-be-inpatentable
New Zealand patent reform bill says no to software patents
,----[ Quote ]
| New Zealand's parliament is preparing to
| vote on a major patent reform bill that
| will tighten the country's standards of
| patentability. One of the most significant
| changes in the proposed bill is a specific
| patentability exclusion for software. If
| the bill receives parliamentary approval in
| its current form, it will broadly eliminate
| conventional software patents in New
| Zealand.
|
| The bill was drafted by the Select Commerce
| Committee, which decided to include the
| exclusion after reviewing feedback from the
| software industry. The bill's official
| summary acknowledges that software patents
| are detrimental to the open source software
| development model and have the potential to
| seriously stifle innovation.
`----
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/04/new-zealand-patent-reform-bill-says-no-to-software-patents.ars
New Zealand legislators want to outlaw software patents
,----[ Quote ]
| As part of an effort to update patent law,
| New Zealand legislators have proposed a
| bill which would make it impossible to
| patent software. If it becomes law it would
| no doubt cause friction with US ACTA
| negotiators, who are pushing to make
| software patents standard internationally.
|
| Currently they are recognized in just a few
| countries, including the US and Japan.
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http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2010/04/01/new_zealand_legislators_want_to_outlaw_software_patents
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