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India Quietly Introduces Software Patents

Posted by Hemos on from the worldwide-trends dept.

bain_online writes " The Business-Standard of India reports: The Cabinet is expected to clear the promulgation of an Ordinance for the introduction of a product patents regime, which will also cover embedded software and hardware, next Wednesday. There are other news sites reporting the same. Unfortunately, the majority of the Indian people are not the least bit concerned, resulting in very low coverage for this important development."

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  1. Tries to avoid -1 Flamebait:.. by ActionJesus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Please excuse my westerenised complete ignorance of other countries, but what exactly is the state of computer access in India? I mean, if only 10% of the population has access to a computer, are they really going to care?

    I realise that Indias a large place, and is growing quickly technologically, but how many people does this actually affect?