Linus Torvalds slammed over software patent stance
A UK lawyer has lambasted Linus Torvalds and others who have attacked the European Union proposed directive on software patents.
John Collins, a partner at UK firm Marks and Clerk said : "Torvalds and his supporters lack a fundamental understanding of intellectual property rights as they seem to be unaware that copyright can only protect software code and not software".
Read the complete story here. (The Inquirer)
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