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Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

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Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

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Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.

See also ESP Wiki’s entry on Martin Goetz.

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Don’t patents expire faster than copyright tho?
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  MUCH faster. Patents last 20 years. Software copyright lasts 70 years after the death of the author

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