From srctran@world.std.com  Tue Jan  8 16:37:57 2002
From: srctran@world.std.com (Gregory Aharonian)
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 11:37:57 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Patents] industrial application and swpat (fwd)
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Message-ID: <200201081637.LAA10024@world.std.com>

Seth Johnson rants:
>.. that laying claim, in the form of patents, to math and logic
>.. -- *ideal* and *universal* domains that are *intrinsically*
>.. the common wealth, gift and capacity of all of humanity --

As if physics, chemistry and biology are any less ideal and universal
domains that are intrinsically the commonwealth, gift and capacity of
humanity.  So in reality, you are against all forms of patenting.

Greg Aharonian


