John Gay wrote:
> I think the main problems is that most politicians don't properly understand
> the differences between patents and copyrights, the one I talked to didn't.
> But after explaining it, and pointing out how Irish software industry was
> under threat and very concerned about patents, he seemed very interested in
> finding out more.
Good examples. The phrase that sums up the difference between patents
and copyrights is:
Patents protect the idea and copyright protects the expression of the idea.
Regards...jmcc
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