From srctran@world.std.com  Tue May  8 02:36:17 2001
From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 21:36:17 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Patents] consultation questions
Message-ID: <200105080136.VAA14105@world.std.com>

>Investors will adapt to whatever rules we set.

Investors will adapt to whatever rules allow them to protect their
investments, as do companies.  If you have rules that don't let them
do so, they will take their investment monies to other countries.
Further, companies in countries with bad laws (like a ban on software
patents) will find it more difficult to export into other markets.

Greg Aharonian


