[LINK] EFF Patent Busting Project
David Boxall
david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Fri May 15 15:57:49 AEST 2009
On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 09:00:29 +1000 Craig Sanders wrote:
> the problem with bad patents isn't just limited to software, nor is
> the fight against them. For example:
>
> http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/13/1230215
>
> "The ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation have filed a lawsuit
> charging that patents on two human genes[1] associated with breast
> and ovarian cancer are unconstitutional and invalid. ...
That one hit a nerve. Anything that allows someone to assert ownership
of any part of a human being is akin to slavery. For me, it invalidates
the concept of "Intellectual Property" in totality.
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David Boxall | All that is required
| for evil to prevail is
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