[Gllug] re: software dowloads patent

Alain Williams addw at phcomp.co.uk
Wed Jun 16 13:49:32 UTC 2004


On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 12:01:59PM +0100, Andrew Halliwell wrote:
> And verily, didst Ian Norton announce to the hordes:
> > Go use fax your MP, please!
> 
> What could an MP do? Isn't it a US patent?

It is a simple & obvious enough thing so that it should convince the MP that software
patents *are* a bad idea, many still believe that they are really OK since they protect
the hard work (== investment) of a company.

The MP will thus be better informed (ie thinks the 'right' way) in debates/... on the issue.

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