[Asterisk-Users] g.729 - licenses and opinions

[brian]

I totally agree software patents are far too long.  24 months seems fair...
it also provides some incentives to make a better product. :)

bkw

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Kohlsmith
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:07 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] g.729 - licenses and opinions
>
> > Just remember that you were given those patents as incentive to invent
> so
> > that ultimately your work would go into the public domain so we can all
> > enjoy it. We are buying your work with our tax dollars by protecting it
> > for a short period of time so you have a little monetary incentive.
>
> BZZZT!  Wrong.
>
> He was given those patents as in incentive to invent something that he
> could
> SELL without everyone on the planet copying his hard work and competing on
> his idea.  Patents put the process out in the public so that it's easy to
> see
> when someone's infringing.
>
> 17 years for software patents is FAR too long, IMO, but that's an entirely
> different story.  IMO software patents shoudln't be for more than ~24
> months
> since the industry moves so blazingly fast.
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
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