From: Luke-Jr <luke-jr@gentoo.org>
To: Stuart Herbert <stuart@gentoo.org>,
matt@legalizefreedom.org, gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] European Patentability rules
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 04:10:20 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200308280410.29055.luke-jr@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200308280244.15864.stuart@gentoo.org>
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On Thursday 28 August 2003 01:44 am, Stuart Herbert wrote:
> Let's say that HP *did* actually invent remote access to another computer.
> (Two disclaimers: first, I've worked for HP in the past, and second I have
> no idea whether the patent in question is creditable or not) Why shouldn't
> they be entitled to protect their IPR, and to earn revenue from it? Never
> mind the details, it's a simple yes or no question of morals.
You do realize what patents are, right? This would be like saying just because
HP invented remote access first, noone else can invent it independantly. Even
if someone does invent something, they should only have exclusive right to
use it for 10 years, and only if they tell others how to create it. I don't
see how you could believe anything else (at least as far as the patents are
concerned) is morally acceptable, let alone see the other view as immoral.
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Luke-Jr
Developer, Gentoo Linux
http://www.gentoo.org/
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Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-27 20:33 [gentoo-dev] European Patentability rules Philippe Lafoucrière
2003-08-27 21:13 ` Markus Nigbur
2003-08-27 21:35 ` Matt Chorman
2003-08-28 1:44 ` Stuart Herbert
2003-08-28 4:10 ` Luke-Jr [this message]
2003-08-28 10:29 ` Stuart Herbert
2003-08-28 11:27 ` Sven Vermeulen
2003-08-28 8:59 ` Sven Vermeulen
2003-08-28 11:28 ` Stuart Herbert
2003-08-28 9:29 ` Paul de Vrieze
2003-08-28 13:49 ` Lars Weiler
2003-08-28 16:03 ` Philippe Lafoucrière
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2003-08-27 22:48 Joshua Brindle
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