Re: [Patents] more on information is physical, software technical

[Hartmut Pilch <phm@a2e.de>]

Hi James,

> Possibly contributions to this sort of discussion are best left in the 
> ghetto of alt.physics.loonies or wherever, but against all better 
> judgment, here's twopence more that I can't resist adding.

Indeed thank you for this very worthwhile answer, which I am waiting to
link into

        http://kwiki.ffii.org/SwpataharonianEn
        http://swpat.ffii.org/players/aharonian/

but somehow the archive of this mailing list at

        http://www.aful.org/wws/arc/patents/2004-07/

is not catching up.

Among the alt physics loonies you find a lot of patent professionals, not
only Greg but also some law professors and judges. They build a case from 
nothing by citing one another as authorities, and if there is not equally 
citable refutal this tactic can have far reaching influence.

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