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Ending Software Patents in Australia Ben Sturmfels ben@sturm.com.au Detailed notes for this talk: sturm.com.au/2011/talks/swpat-monash/ Why are software patents relevant to you? About me What is a patent? What is a software patent? How did


  1. Ending Software Patents in Australia Ben Sturmfels ben@sturm.com.au Detailed notes for this talk: sturm.com.au/2011/talks/swpat-monash/

  2. Why are software patents relevant to you?

  3. About me

  4. What is a patent?

  5. What is a software patent?

  6. How did software become patentable?

  7. What's the problem?

  8. Software is different.

  9. Example : Video standards on the web

  10. Someone should do something!

  11. End software patents in Australia!

  12. Aside : Influence of the US

  13. Aside : Good news in New Zealand

  14. Aside : Free software and patents

  15. The future of the campaign?

  16. References End Software Patents in Australia campaign: endsoftpatents.org/australia Melbourne Free Software Interest Group: softwarefreedom.com.au/free-software-melb Patent Absurdity documentary patentabsurdity.com Ben Sturmfels ben@sturm.com.au Detailed notes for this talk: sturm.com.au/2011/talks/swpat-monash

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