Software patents are BS. They didn't used to be allowed, but ever since the patent office was taken over by affirmative-action types who know nothing, anything could happen.
My only point.
I think you mean there are certain process/pieces of code which should not be patentable.. Actual Software..If your the guys that created “HALO” I think you should be the only folks to own the rights to market it.
This case I think is about someone grabbing a bit of code and or process developed by someone else and sticking it in their Software... Thats tougher it get;s dodgey. We would not accept Plagarisim in a book.. so why accept it in code?.. But then again code is sort of like building a house.. using 2X4s there are only so many ways to do frame it it...and I know of no one who claims Patent Right of the Framing of a House.. (I wonder if some one did long ago?)
Respectfully Confused on the issue lol
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