[p2p-research] Fwd: Commons-dedicated Account Mechanism Granted Patent by USPTO

[Patrick Anderson]

Are we expected to celebrate our subjugation to those holding that
legal instrument?



On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> From: Tom Crowl <culturalengineer at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:30 AM
> Subject: Commons-dedicated Account Mechanism Granted Patent by USPTO
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> PATENT APPROVED!
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> The Commons-dedicated Account*
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> *A self-supporting , Commons-owned neutral network of accounts for both
> political and charitable monetary contribution... which for fundamental
> reasons of scale must allow a viable micro-transaction (think x-box points
> for action in the Commons). The resultant network catalyzes additional
> functionality for co-ordination of other 'social energy' utilization. (If
> desired, It's also the most neutral and ultimately politically viable method
> for the public finance of elections.)
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> Has just been GRANTED A PATENT by USPTO for its groundbreaking mechanism for
> political/charitable contribution!!!
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> Enabling simple networked citizen lobbying... most essentially liberated by
> making an online political 'micro-transaction' easily feasible for the
> User... (without burdening it with transaction costs)...
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> catalyzes a network of accounts that, in turn facilitates opportunities for
> enormously reducing the costs of campaigning while bringing candidate
> selection closer to the people. (The political micro-contribution, even
> where only occasionally useful, drives the creation of a stable universally
> distributed network of primary importance for scaled association and
> decision.)
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> I'm confident USEFUL financial innovation will eventually find some support.
> Why Politics MUST be Localized
> Regards,
> Tom Crowl
> http://CulturalEngineer.blogspot.com
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