From srctran@world.std.com  Mon Jun 18 02:54:47 2001
From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 21:54:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Patents] Re: 80,000 signatures for software patent
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Seth writes - 'Why would anybody bother opposing it if it wasn't possible'.

I guess referring to software patent abolition, but once again another
example of how software patents are the same as every other area of technology,
since patents  in those fields can be opposed as well )and are as we speak.

Thanks for yet another reason supporting the patentability of software.

Greg Aharonian


