pacjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 months agoI absolutely love VideoLAN's stance regarding patentslemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1944arrow-down110
arrow-up1934arrow-down1imageI absolutely love VideoLAN's stance regarding patentslemmy.dbzer0.compacjo@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareTheGalacticVoid@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down12·11 months agoWhy is it odd to be able to patent software specifically? I don’t see how it’s different from medicine or anything physical. To clarify, I’m not arguing the merits of patents in general, just asking why software is different.
Why is it odd to be able to patent software specifically? I don’t see how it’s different from medicine or anything physical. To clarify, I’m not arguing the merits of patents in general, just asking why software is different.