April 18, 2004
Sig nej til software patenter

Kampen om EUs lovgivning om software patenter spidser til. EU parlamentet har taget stilling imod software patenter, men det passede hverken formandskabet eller en lang række industrielle interesser.
Software patenter er en rigtig dårlig idé fordi de risikerer at forhindre interoperabilitet og øger risikoen for monopoldannelser af den grund. Omvendt har de ikke nogen vigtige fordele, som opsummeret i følgende pressemeddelelse fra an anti-patent aktivistgruppe. Et uddrag:

All the economic studies we know of, including those ordered by
the European Commission and by member state governments, have shown that
software patents are only of very secondary importance as a means of
securing investment in research and development. The main drivers of
competitive advantage are copyright, in-house capability, unavoidable
complexity, and the ability to react quickly to customer needs. In
fact, according to the most detailed economic studies, patent
investments in the United States have actually tended to reduce spending
and divert it *away* from R&D investment in this sector. These points
came out particularly clearly in the testimony given by directors of
large companies to the US Federal Trade Commission at governmental
hearings in the USA last year

Damn straight. Som tidligere nævnt er kombinationen af kildebeskyttelse og patentering og så misforholdet mellem software udviklingshast og retssystemernes langsommelighed alt for kraftige forhindringer for fri konkurrence i software.
Sig nej, og sig det til så mange du kan komme til. Lad tusinde læserbreve blomstre.
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Posted by Claus at April 18, 2004 07:37 PM | TrackBack (0)
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