Re: The GPL and Patents: ROFL

[RJack]

On 8/18/2010 3:06 PM, Hyman Rosen wrote:

> Really, I have no idea what this absurd discussion is even about
> anymore. The notion that copyright does not apply to a computer
> program which implements a patented process is patently ridiculous,

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm, "... a computer program ..." ? Nobody said "a computer
program wasn't protected in the abstract -- only that specific lines
implementing the patent's claims are not eligible in the context of the
patent. Quit lyin' Hyman.

> and would astonish the mega-corporations who hold both patents and
> copyrights on their computer software. But holding astonishingly
> false beliefs is another hallmark of the crank, so I suppose I
> should not be surprised.

Sincerely,
RJack :)