Subsection 27: (8) No patent shall be granted for any mere scientific principle or abstract theorem.
The concept seems simple enough. It's a U.S. bastardization of the patent system.
If I remember correctly, they have patents on molecules.
Laboratories (mostly pharmaceuticules) develop and actually make them, but they don't actually know what the molecule is good for, or if it will actually be good for something... then they patent it.
Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 am
We have patents on genetic material. The Monsanto Corporation did that for us. It's possible to get a patent on life here. It's still a real thing, not a mathematical equation.
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Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:11 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
When a corporation gets stung for... anything, really, it's good news.
The Linux thing is irrelevant details...
No, a corporation is being rewarded for suing another for using software that was created by the people, for the people.
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Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:23 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
Oh, I don't support 'the other guys'
And the Linux thing... Well Patent laws are absolutely stupid, as is copyright and the bullshit abusive idea of 'intellectual property'. All of it should be scrapped.
In the mean time though, I could care less which corporation gets damaged from this flawed system. It's there, it's abused, this is what happens.
The other company are capitalist scumfuckers too, don't confuse my sadist contempt as picking a 'side' in the case
Shouldn't the benevolent corporation, that does things like the Google Summer of Code get some credit?
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Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:32 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
No!
They could manufacture dreams and give them to African children for all I care...
Open Source is a good idea though. We can keep that. We don't need the search engine monopoly to do that.
There is no monopoly. Bing, Yahoo, etc, have equal opportunity. The difference is, with Google, you can turn the advertising off.
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:41 am
You actually have no idea what you're talking about.
Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:42 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
That's the difference?
Holy shit capitalism is useless
Also, AdBlock... Cause you shouldn't have to wait for the loving corporations to give you an [x] in their ads.
From the user's perspective? I don't know what else the difference could be. Brand Loyalty? Quality of results? A company that is invested in promoting open source software is better than one that makes money from owning ideas and thoughts.
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:45 am
Tricks Tricks:
You actually have no idea what you're talking about.
You failed to mention what you were talking about.
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Curtman
Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 11:10 am
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
Curtman Curtman:
Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:
That's the difference?
Holy shit capitalism is useless
Also, AdBlock... Cause you shouldn't have to wait for the loving corporations to give you an [x] in their ads.
From the user's perspective? I don't know what else the difference could be. Brand Loyalty? Quality of results? A company that is invested in promoting open source software is better than one that makes money from owning ideas and thoughts.
I'd prefer... Neither.
You're right, there's very little difference. Absolutely right. (So I reiterate my first response to that phenomenon)
Is the company 'more honest'? Maybe... They are using a popular new change in technology and maybe creating some totally neat things out of it. In return, everyone eats their feed. But to me it's a lot like green energy. Just because Bank of America decides to 'invest in green technology' doesn't make them "a better company", and neither does participating in one or two "honest practices".
It's much more like politics, and religion than green energy. The distinction gets really blurry sometimes.
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