There is no such thing as a legitimate software patent. Copyright is about the strongest thing that can cover software. Even patents on software/hardware combinations should only cover the particular combination, as almost every system can be reprogrammed, and there should only be copyright on a particular version or part of such software.
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There is no such thing as a legitimate software patent. Copyright is about the strongest thing that can cover software. Even patents on software/hardware combinations should only cover the particular combination, as almost every system can be reprogrammed, and there should only be copyright on a particular version or part of such software.