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Re: Software patent debate: we lose round one

• From: Dennis Vadura <dvadura@w...>
• To: xml-dev@x...
• Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 13:01:54 -0700

Another, 

Equally interesting avenue would be to have the GPL/Free software
community file for patents and place them into the custody of the FSF or
some other appropriate body.

I used to not favour such an approach, but as I get increasingly
concerned
about the patent mess, I am starting to think such an effort would be
worth
while.

The difficult issue is to find a way to fund the activity.

-Dennis

Tim O'Reilly wrote:
> 
> Ooh...sounds like a clever idea!  Can I forward this message to slashdot
> and to Dave Farber's IP list to get the idea out more widely?
> 
> Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:
> >
> > One very interesting point was brought up in this debate I had not seen before:
> >
> > Patent filers have an affirmative obligation to disclose all prior
> > art of which they are aware, and FAILING TO DO SO IS A CRIMINAL
> > OFFENSE.
> >
> > What if we were to respond to patents for which there is no prior art
> > by sending the filers (not the Patent Office) information about prior
> > art by both email and registered mail? They would then be obligated
> > to take note of this work in their patent application, and failing to
> > do so would be grounds for both invalidating the patent and criminal
> > prosecution. Thoughts?
> >
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