[d@DCC] Anti-creator Greg Aharonian seeks the extreme: software only under patent, not copyright.

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) list.digital-copyright.ca>
Cc: CANadian OPENsource Education and Research <discuss -_at_- canopener.ca>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:32:25 -0500 (EST)

  I forward this so that people can know just how bad some of the 
extremists can get.  I have verbally sparred with this guy, and he really 
has nothing but nonsense backing up his extremist views.

Lawsuit: Software should not be copyrighted
http://news.com.com/Lawsuit+Software+should+not+be+copyrighted/2100-7350_3-5490228.html?tag=nefd.top

  Greg uses a pseudo-technical rhetoric that can confuse many policy
makers, so it is worth thinking about and including in work to oppose
software patenting.  He is correct in pointing out that there is confusion
in the software marketplace because software is covered by both copyright
and patent law.  It is competition, not exclusive rights, that drive the
software sector. Given that the sector needs protection that is "fast,
cheap, and narrow" this only confirms that software should be covered only
by copyright and not by patents at all.

  If Greg's flavor of extremism ever took hold it would make DMCA+++ style
legislation look forward-looking in comparison, and would decimate all but
a few monopolist players in the software sector.

-- 
 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> 
 Have you, your family, your friends (, your enemies) signed the
 Petition to the Canadian Parliament for Users' Rights in Copyright?
 http://digital-copyright.ca/petition/
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