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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:26:52 +0200
From: Luuk van Dijk <lvd@mndmttr.nl>
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Subject: Re: [Patents] Gregnews: US law proposal against cloning patents, USPTO proposals
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On 2002.06.20 12:15 iriXx wrote:
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> forgive my ignorance... but how is the US Patent office and cloning
> patents 
> connected with the "war on terrorism"?

Weeell now, isn't everything?  In the Netherlands the
National Railroad used 11/9 as an excuse for the fact
that in Q4/2001 less trains ran on time than ever before.

<cynism>
Plus, for one thing, the US Govt obviously has a patent
on committing acts of war with civilian casualties, so
it is /ILLEGAL/ for Al-Qaida to fly planes into buildings etc.
To deny the USPTO granting patents on these things is to help
the Palestinians and their allies commit acts of terrorism.
</cynism>

BTW. I'm willing to bet that the 'legal circumvention' that
the slashdot article spoke about will be used by the pro-patent
lobby to argue that the last remaining restrictions on patents 
on life be lifted. ('cmon, what's more important?)

Regards,
	Luuk

