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Re: iospirit.de Closed Temporarily to Protest Software Paten
« on: August 28, 2003, 07:27:39 PM »
Kudos to iospirit for making us aware of this issue.
I totally agree, I'm against software patents as well.

I especially like people such as those that iospirit that protest laws early and do so in a legal way.

Rather than others who do not inform themselves early because they just plan on ignoring the law anyway (you know who you are).

Copyrights usually encourage innovation and do not destroy innovation, but these wide ranging patents are exceptions to that rule.

As for eula's...they are not an exception to that rule, and general disregard for IP rights that pirateers show, actually has the effect of discouraging innovation by making it impossible for innovators to make a living.

Like when Mac OS X is pirated..of if OS 4 was pirated.  That type of thing.

But I digress....again, good job to Felix for fighting the good fight.