Linux@lemmy.ml • 7 months ago

Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

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Martin Goetz, Who Received the First Software Patent, Dies at 93

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Linux@lemmy.ml • 7 months ago

“I knew at some point in time the patent office would recognize” computer software, he said. It happened in 1968, helping to ignite the software market.

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I’m not glad he’s dead, but I’m glad he’s gone.

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