[Patents] gouvernement 'buy up' patents or copyright

[Jean-Paul Smets jean-paul.smets@mines.org]

Kristoff Bonne wrote:
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Just a thought:
> In the 'old economy', society (usually the national states) has the right
> to 'buy up' property (land) of individuals if it serves 'the greater good'
> (e.g. to build a railway track).
> This is a generally excepted principle.
> 
> So, why not extend this principle to the 'knowledge economy' and give the
> gouvernement (at national and/or European level) the right to 'buy out'
...
> Just my 2 eurocents of thoughts.
> 
> Cheerio! Kr. Bonne.
> 
> *** catch-frase of the week:
> The only remedy against too-strong multinationals, are equally strong
> governements and under equally strong democratic control.
> ***
> 
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This is not a new idea. It is a good idea. The problem is how to name it. 
        - collectivisation of public interest patents ?
        - nationalisation of public interest patents ?
As you see, this two terms are not so good in order to convince. I am looking
for better ones.

JPS.