Re: Patents

From: Sasha Chislenko (sasha1@netcom.com)
Date: Fri Dec 24 1999 - 11:26:31 MST


At 10:42 AM 99/12/24 , Spike Jones wrote:.

>The internet might be the key here. If I want to publish an idea
>so that no one else can patent it but anyone can use it, seems
>like an open forum such as this one would be the place to post
>it. Is that notion correct? Or could some yahoo plunder the
>extropians list for ideas and then run to the patent office? spike

How about a special website with a searchable directory of ideas
and date registration?

UNPATENT.ORG ? [ANTIPATENT, FREEPATENT,...?]

It won't eliminate all patents, but will give a chance to people
to publish their ideas - and claim priority - for selected inventions.

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Sasha Chislenko <http://www.lucifer.com/~sasha/home.html>



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