Re: [Patents] pooling patents, version 2

[Simo Sorce <simo.sorce@xsec.it>]

On Fri, 2003-01-03 at 11:25, riel@nl.linux.org wrote:
> Agreed, IP is a wrong term.  However, I haven't found an alternative
> wording yet; maybe it is time we came up with an alternative word
> that covers patents, copyright and the whole field covered by IP,
> but that doesn't leave the false suggestion of ownership.

As my culture derive from the one that foolow "authorship rights"
approach instead of the "copyright" I coined the following term on an
italian discussion mailing list:

"Intellectual Paternity"

many disagreed on the term, as it fail to tell you about the possibility
to trade, but that's on purpose, ideas can have a father not an owner as
they are immaterial.

Simo.


> > Now what I really think is that your idea is wrong for few reasons:
> >
> > 1. by accepting to play the game you admit you failed and you accept the
> > swpat idea.
> 
> You can't win if you don't play.  In Europe there is still a chance
> to save the economy from software patents, but in the USA and Japan
> there really is no other choice but to play.  The global market
> means that even European companies will have to play, because some
> of their (potential) clients are in the USA and/or Japan.
> 
> Btw, note that "playing the game" doesn't necessarily mean agreeing
> with the other players. Just look at the position of the GPL in the
> copyright game.
> 
> > 2. as the current proposal, you fail the most important thing: defend
> > free software as I will explain:
> 
> I'm still waiting for your proposal on how to do things better.
> 
> Your criticism would have been helpful if I had a solution for
> the points you've come up with, but as it is now I don't have
> a solution yet.  Even random braindumps that point in the general
> direction of a solution are welcome, since they might inspire
> somebody into finding a solution.
> 
> kind regards,
> 
> Rik
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