Australia Reviews Tier-Two Software Patents 11
An anonymous reader writes "Australia may consider excluding software from its second-tier patent system to better align the system with those of trading partners like Japan and Korea. A Government review has raised concerns that it may be difficult to justify Australia's low requirements for software innovation patents. The public consultation period for the review closes on 14 October."
Listen Kim... (Score:1)
What about removing software from first tier? (Score:2)
What about removing software from first tier, and at the same time increase the requirements of the second tier to those currently used on the first tier? 8 years is a much better time frame for software patents than 20 years, given the speed of development in the computer industry.
Of course, an even better solution would be to remove software patents completely, but I fear that won't happen (well, nor will my suggestion above, I guess).
this is so sad (Score:1)
this is just too sad. Maybe they should spend 15 minutes and learn something useful and stop this nonsense. [youtube.com]
Re: (Score:2)
Your understanding is wrong, voluntarism only means action in absence of external government power.