Objet: [x-pubpol] New Zealand Government Announces That Software Will No Longer Be Patentable À: "x-pubpol(a)isoc-ny.org" <x-pubpol(a)isoc-ny.org> Date: Jeudi 9 mai 2013, 22h20 (via Lauren Weinstein) New Zealand Government Announces That Software Will No Longer Be Patentable [http://j.mp/11W1udG] (Forbes) "In a bill passed earlier today, the Government of New Zealand announced that software in the country will no longer be patentable. New Zealand's largest IT representative body, the Institute of IT Professionals, expressed relief and said the decision removed a major barrier to software-led innovation."