Re: [Free-sklyarov-uk] Re: [DMCA_Discuss] Re: [Patents] IT World Feature: Patently ridiculous: What's Europe to do?

[PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>]

> > > 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.
>
>       But majority of fundamental (and some development research) has
> been funded by public funding (from EC to local Research Agency). The
> revenue streams created by patents is really small (do we have some
> survey about  that ?) because patents as used for cross-licensing other
> technologies within big companies instead of generating direct revenue
> streams.
>
>       Research project funded by public and after patented is not for
> the general interest of the public...

That may be so, but you have changed the subject, thereby demonstrating
that the initial argument was not strong enough.

More on economic arguments on patents and swpat can be found at

        http://swpat.ffii.org/archive/mirror/impact.en.html

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