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- From: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
- To: <ilya@theIlya.com>
- Cc: Gregory Aharonian <srctran@world.std.com>, iriXx <iriXx@irixx.org>, <patents@aful.org>, DMCA_discuss <dmca_discuss@lists.microshaft.org>
- Subject: Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Re: [Patents] IT World Feature: Patently ridiculous: What's Europe to do?
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:03:29 +0200 (CEST)
> It was shown practically that revenue streams do not need limitations. See
> FSF. See RedHat.
It was not practically shown that limitations cannot help create more
revenues and thereby finance more R&D.
> > > I didn't read the article in question, but I have to agree to statement
> > > that patenets destroy R&D (not only software, actually, but *any* kind
> > > of
> > > R&D). Just thik about it patent. What is it? Answer is simple: it is a
> > > way
> > > to limit use and distribution of technical idea. Now, tell me please,
> > > how
> > > limiting distribution and use of ideas can improve research...
> >
> > By creating revenue streams that help finance research laboratories.
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Hartmut Pilch, FFII & Eurolinux Alliance tel. +49-89-12789608
Protecting Innovation against Patent Inflation http://swpat.ffii.org/
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