Re: Strawmen and Urban Legends

[Merijn de Weerd]

On 2006-12-28, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms@1407.org> wrote:
> Qui, 2006-12-28 =C3=A0s 12:13 +0000, Rui Miguel Silva Seabra escreveu:
>> criteria. Nevertheless, the software component can't be patented, as
>> declared in most countries patent law (only a few, like the US, are in
>> violation of TRIPS, at least according to my interpretation which sees
>> software delegated to Berne Convention, and Berne Convention delegates
>> it do Droit d'Auteur/Copyright).
>
> As it seems some people still have doubts about the quite clear text:

There's quite clear text in TRIPS? 

> It doesn't say "shall be protected as you please".

Nor does it say "shall ONLY be protected". Why do you think
it does?

Merijn

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