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UK Judge: Who needs software patents?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the the-question-many-ask dept.

Glyn Moody writes "C|Net has a surprising story about a seminar given by a top judge at the U.K.'s Court of Appeal who specializes in intellectual-property law. According to the article, he has "questioned whether software patents should be granted, and has criticized the U.S. for allowing "anything under the sun" to be patented." Is the tide turning?"

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  1. Re:tides? by s21825 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually the sun has a significant affect on the tides. The amplitude of the tide is much higher during a new moon and a full moon. This is because during these phases of the moon the moon and the sun are lined up with each other so their combined gravities pull the earths oceans together. During a half moon the moon and the sun's gravity pull at right angles resulting in a lower tide amplitude.