That anti-patent pamphlet I mentioned
Marcus Brinkmann
Marcus.Brinkmann at ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Mon Dec 16 17:59:18 UTC 2002
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 06:27:22PM +0100, Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet wrote:
> I can give you another definition of "invention": a practical
> realization of technology, wherein technology means an application of
> a natural science.
The economical consequences on granting patents for that type of inventions
would be desasterous. Also the impact on the personal freedom, and the
freedom of science. I wouldn't want to live in such a society.
> > The forces-of-nature concept was introduced into patent law to restrict
> > patents to technical inventions, rather than new abstract and logical ideas.
>
> No, it restricts patents to a small subset of technical
> inventions. *That's* the problem.
No, it restricts patents to technical inventions, and keeps them out of the
world of abstract thought and logic. I think we have been there before.
Thanks,
Marcus
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