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Panos Alevropoulos@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years 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

www.nytimes.com

Panos Alevropoulos@lemmy.ml to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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“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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    This is what happens when you patent software, folks. You die. Let this be a lesson.

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      at 93

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        It depends. Some Software patent holders have been known to die way earlier.

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