Hanno Böckwrote:
I have a question about this case (german article): http://www.golem.de/0609/47577.html [...]
One English report at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5312696.stm
- Is this one of the "epa gives sw-patents although they're not allowed"-case?
Then, why don't companies like sandisk take legal actions against the patent?
- Is this in someway not considered "software"?
- What else is going on there?
Of course mathematical discoveries like MP3 should not get patent protection, but AIUI from recent Debian threads, Germany is about as software-patent-happy as UK and US.
Reform the patent system! End these long-life protectionist trolls!