"4. Infringers should avoid liability if they independently arrive at the patented invention."
That is the essence of copyright law. You can write your own code as long as you don't copy somebody else's. If you abolish software patents entirely then the existing copyright law provides all of the intellectual property protection needed to implement point 4..
"4. Infringers should avoid liability if they independently arrive at the patented invention."
That is the essence of copyright law. You can write your own code as long as you don't copy somebody else's. If you abolish software patents entirely then the existing copyright law provides all of the intellectual property protection needed to implement point 4..
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Steve Stites