Bernard Lang, directeur de recherche at INRIA.fr, explains on behalf of the Internet Society France that patents in any area are in principle an unjustified restriction of freedom and competition and can therefore be accepted only if it is shown that the promote the progress of science and the useful arts. In the software and internet area, the opposite can be shown to be true. A detailed and well written analysis.

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