[pp.int.general] software patents

[Reinier Bakels]

> You've written more text than I have time to read,
> but I still think you are talking about rare exceptional cases
> which are not as important as the usual case.

1. Discussions and studies about swpats often lead to disappointing results 
because there is such a variety in "software patents". I guess that EPO 
believes that your "rare exceptions" really are the rule. Which is 
presumably not entirely true either.
2. Pirates imho should leave the swpat debate to specialised NGOs like FSF 
and FFII, and address the problems of he patent system in general 
(acknowledging that eventually many swpat problems pertain to patents in 
other files as well). Incidentally, pharma, food and climate related patents 
are much more of a problem to society than software patents.

reinier