0 programs that you use to make a computer do different things -- software
educational software
1 computer programs that perform specific tasks -- sistema operativo [ masculine, singular ]
Why are all the software industry's innovators not demanding that we introduce this directive at breakneck speed?
We are opposed to patents on pure software and wish to protect classic patent law.
In the area of entertainment and consumer electronics, products which include software and other intangible services are becoming increasingly common.
This absurdity is particularly apparent when you consider the present attempts to make more and more software patentable.
Then there is the filtering and parenting software, which is a key means to protect children from accessing harmful content.
The strategy of those of us who are amending this directive is to prevent any leakage into software patents as such.
The directive also makes it clear that we do not want to grant patent protection to trivial software.
Moreover, there is every chance that at least the first software version will need to be upgraded in the foreseeable future.
