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British Government Comes Out Against 'Pure' Software Patents

Yro · Patents · 2007-02-27 03:59 · posted by Zonk · from the keeping-software-out-from-under-lock-and-key dept. · 91 comments

uglyduckling writes "The British Government has issued a response to a recent petition calling for 'the Prime Minister to make software patents clearly unenforcible'. The answer is reassuring but perhaps doesn't go far enough, and gives no specific promises to bring into line a patent office that grants software patents (according to the petition) 'against the letter and the spirit of the law'. The Gowers Review that it references gives detailed insight into the current British position on this debate, most interestingly recommending a policy of 'not extending patent rights beyond their present limits within the areas of software, business methods and genes.'"
Lessig Meets with UK Policy Advisers

Yro · News · 2003-02-12 01:55 · posted by michael · from the interesting-tidbit dept. · 9 comments

scubacuda writes "BBC News reports that Larry Lessig held a private meeting with government media policy advisers at Number 10 Downing Street to urge them to ensure that laws designed to prevent digital piracy do not trample over the right of fair use. Lessig's views could influence the government's approach to proposals to change the Patent Act to implement the European Union Copyright Directive."