[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] RE: Re: W3C ridiculous new policy on patents
>Yet a lot of the obvious enhancements >get patented. I don't think so. Some do but the patent office isn't quite that stupid. Yep, once the Patent Office has issued a bogopatent to some BigCo for every significant programming technique invented between 1946 and 1991 they probably will do a fairly good job of only issuing patents for real improvements. >Or is every hobbyist entitled to their own bigco who'll pay the lawyer's >fees to attack bogus patents? Every hobbyist is entitled to give away that which is theirs to dispose of in the manner and to whom they see fit. They aren't entitled to do that with the property of others. Len, You're saying how the system is supposed to work. He's talking about how it's actually broken. You're talking past each other. Frank
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