From sf@fermigier.com  Sun Nov  5 08:18:09 2000
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 09:18:09 +0100
From: Stefane Fermigier sf@fermigier.com
Subject: [Patents] [anthony@lesuisse.com: US elections and patents]

----- Forwarded message from Anthony Lesuisse <anthony@lesuisse.com> -----

http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,19762,00.html

Interresting article, the presidentials canditates don't have a clear
position on soft patents.

The article talks about Eric Maskin and technologist James Bessen, then
at the end:

> One would think it not too much to ask that Washington have good
> reason before it hands out monopolies. One would also think, IN THE
> FACE OF GROWING SKEPTICISM ABOUT THESE MONOPOLIES, that more
> politicians would demand such a reason before allowing this regulation
> to continue. And one would think, given what's at stake, that this
> issue would merit at least some attention from the presidential
> candidates.

Underline the fact that US is not consistent with itself when it ask to
the extention of a pratcice that face a growing skepticism.

Anthony Lesuisse.

----- End forwarded message -----

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