Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93www.nytimes.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnologyopensource@lemmy.mllibre_culture@lemmy.ml Panos Alevropoulos ( @panosalevropoulos@lemmy.ml ) Linux@lemmy.ml • 7 months ago message-square11fedilinkarrow-up1126
arrow-up1126external-linkMartin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93www.nytimes.com Panos Alevropoulos ( @panosalevropoulos@lemmy.ml ) Linux@lemmy.ml • 7 months ago message-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.mltechnologyopensource@lemmy.mllibre_culture@lemmy.ml
minus-square sapo ( @sapo@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink8•7 months agoDon’t patents expire faster than copyright tho?
minus-square 520 ( @520@kbin.social ) linkfedilink6•7 months agoMUCH faster. Patents last 20 years. Software copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the author
Don’t patents expire faster than copyright tho?
MUCH faster. Patents last 20 years. Software copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the author