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By: Nedslag i nyhetsströmmen och litet om Acta « Upphovsträtan

Nedslag i nyhetsströmmen och litet om Acta « Upphovsträtan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:39:53 +0000

[...] Nya Zealand verkar fullfölja planerna på att uttryckligen utesluta rena mjukvarupatent från vad som är patenterbart. Så här skrev tidigare en parlamentarisk kommitté som hade till uppgift att se över lagförslaget: We recommend amending clause 15 to include computer programs among inventions that may not be patented. We received many submissions concerning the patentability of of computer programs. Under the Patents Act 1953 computer programs can be patented in New Zealand (…) Open source, or free, software has grown in popularity since the 1980s. Protecting software by patenting it is inconsistent with the open source model and its proponents oppose it. A number of submitters argue that there is no “inventive step” in software development, as “new” software inevitably builds on existing software. They felt that computer software should be exluded from patent protection as software patents can stifle innovation and competition, and can be granted for trivial or existing techniques. In general we accept this position. (källa) [...]

By: Don Christie

Don Christie — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:42:27 +0000

Bio Software…thanks for your comment. Would you be able to get in touch with me via email?

By: Bio Software

Bio Software — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 07:50:45 +0000

As an manager at a software biotech company where our main product is a single software application, I applaud this move. It’s nice to see NZ leading the way here.

By: No Software Patents in New Zealand « Life (or something like it)

No Software Patents in New Zealand « Life (or something like it) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 09:20:20 +0000

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By: New Zealand Politicians Want To Explicitly Outlaw Software Patents | PHP Hosts

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:01:02 +0000

[...] As a whole bunch of you sent in, a bill is moving through the process for patent reform that explicitly says software should not be patentable: We recommend amending clause 15 to include computer programs among inventions that may not be [...]

By: New Zealand Politicians Want To Explicitly Outlaw Software Patents

New Zealand Politicians Want To Explicitly Outlaw Software Patents — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:30:37 +0000

By: Patents Roundup: Several Defeats for Bad Types of Patents, Apple Risks Embargo, and Microsoft Lobbies Europe Intensely | Techrights

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:56:59 +0000

[...] here: So, there you are. New Zealand MPs of all parties are to be congratulated on recognising, what to [...]

By: Worrying lack of understanding

Worrying lack of understanding — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:49:34 +0000

It bothers me that the MPs talk about patents on ‘computer programs’ rather than on the algoritms and methods implemented by them. Computer programs were never patentable in the first place, though they do enjoy copyright protection.

By: Shane Gallagher

Shane Gallagher — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:36:08 +0000

Could you tell us the names of these visionary MPs?

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What is the best web conferencing software? | Internet Web Conferencing — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:29:37 +0000

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