Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate...
by rwmj on Sunday July 16, 2017 @08:08AM
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The situation is a bit more subtle than you make out. The EPT has clear language which excludes software from patentability, but that hasn't stopped lawyers from arguing that some software can be patented if it has a physical effect (even a minimal one). Wikipedia actually summarises it decently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_Eur...
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Re:Apache Foundation disallows use of the Facebook “BSD+Pate...
by jwildeboer on Sunday July 16, 2017 @10:08AM
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The situation isn't even that subtle. The "physical effect" AKA the German Teaching has eroded into a "further technical effect" in the past decade. And with the UPC looming, things could get even worse. But that's getting off topic.