On Wed, Jul 20, 2005 at 05:54:40PM -0700, Michael K. Edwards wrote: > > Do you really think it's fair to characterize as "pro-patenters" > people who are simply pointing out: > the absence of a public policy rationale for denying the same > sort of encouragement to applied researchers (and their financial > backers) in fields where the work is done at a computer keyboard as in > those where it is done at a lab bench?
You're turning things on the head. Patents are a restriction and as such _you_ need to present a compelling rationale to extend this restriction to other fields of endeavour, not the other way around. And to answer your question: Yes, it's fair. The argument you just presented appears in every pro-patenter's portfolio, btw. Diego -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
