"I don't think it is feasible, though, and shows the folly of software patents."
INAL. But I'm curious. In the movies, there's always some obscure precedent that swings the case one way or another. Now in this example of attempting the copyright a clause in a contract, is there a possibility that any ruling ( one way or another ) would create a precedent that could be applied in software patent cases?
If a case like this did occur, and a judge ruled that clauses in contracts can not be copyrighted, what would his argument look like. And would it be specific enough to exclude software patents.
INAL. But I'm curious. In the movies, there's always some obscure precedent that swings the case one way or another. Now in this example of attempting the copyright a clause in a contract, is there a possibility that any ruling ( one way or another ) would create a precedent that could be applied in software patent cases?
If a case like this did occur, and a judge ruled that clauses in contracts can not be copyrighted, what would his argument look like. And would it be specific enough to exclude software patents.