The code could even be developed completely differently and could look similar. So even in copyright, which is much much better than patents, it can get nasty.

为了实现一个相似的功能，编写的代码可能各有相似，也可能截然不同，所以版权比专利来的更有效。

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No doubt, Franklin would approve of open source and would likely side with critics of both software patents and copyright legislation run amuck.

毫无疑问，富兰克林会赞成开放源码，很可能会激烈地反对软件专利和版权法规。

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He criticizes as obsolete the distinction between literary creativity, which is regulated by copyright, and mechanical creativity, which is regulated by patents.

他批评说，对文化创造性和机械创造性的区别，已经被漠视和荒废了。前者应由版权来规范，而后者由专利来规范。

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The government will propose deleting section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 - which could have some major implications.

BBC: Week ahead

The Newzbin case was brought under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.

BBC: BT ordered to block links to Newzbin 2 website

Intellectual property, which consists of copyright, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, has always been an important aspect of games.

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