[Opensim-dev] Violating the GPL by looking (Re: Voice Module)

[Dzonatas]

Kyle Hamilton wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Dzonatas <dzonatas at dzonux.net> wrote:
>   
>> Kyle Hamilton wrote:
>>  > No, patent law prevents someone else from being able to patent your code base.
>>  >
>>  > http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html has a
>>  > bunch of information on the topic, and I wholeheartedly suggest that
>>  > anyone who wants to participate in this discussion read it.
>>  >
>>  That only covers the U.S.
>>     
>
> The details are specific to the US, but the overall process is
> generalized to other signatories of the Hague Convention.
>   

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.html#treaties

I don't see that being covered in that text.

There is the assumption that the source code being produced is not being 
patented, so the above would not apply if no patents exist. There is the 
need to guarantee patent-free source code.