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Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
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Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#12It occurs to me that what is needed is a possibly grass roots level approach to the patent problem. If ever there was a good use of the Rico Act this would be the one. And know I'm not a lawyer but how is PT (patent trolling) any different from the mob activities that Rico was designed to help eliminate. This would among other things allow asset forfeiture before the fact---something that would be particularly satisf…
Already tried ...
http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/digest/patent/manufacturers-atte...
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#13So you can't patent math ... but certain numbers can still be illegal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_prime
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#14Now the lawyers and judges just need to realise that "mathematical" != "numeric" and we're home free.
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#15Thank God, we can finally implement cryptography without worrying about being sued! Well probably not. Or something. All software is math anyway, but I doubt that courts will care about that detail.
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#16As somebody who my name on a bunch of software patents - software should not be patentable either.
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#17Thank God, we can finally implement cryptography without worrying about being sued! Well probably not. Or something. All software is math anyway, but I doubt that courts will care about that detail.
If all software is math, and math is speech(?), does it make sense to put software under "copyright" instead of patents?
Re: Mathematics Cannot be Patented. Case Dismissed
#18So you can't patent math ... but certain numbers can still be illegal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_prime
I didn't know about that... that is insane. DRM has gone too far.