12 Dec
2004
12 Dec
'04
4:44 p.m.
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 19:57, Mark Knecht wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 09:55:05 -0600, Jan Depner
<eviltwin69(a)cableone.net> wrote:
as long as they are true inventions and not software patents...
On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 09:17, Mark Knecht wrote:
Groucho was a genius. Not so sure about Karl.
Of course, I should have added that he has a right to his opinion, but
so do I. I believe in patents, On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:03:40 +0100, Esben Stien
<executiv(a)online.no> wrote:
Really. I was going to point out that that is exactly what Karl Marx
(or was that Groucho) said. You can see how well that worked out.
Jan
Frank Barknecht <fbar(a)footils.org> writes:
> So basically they want to protect their investment in getting
> knowledge of how to implement a powerful firewire interface from the
> eyes of other hardware manufacturers.
A society where you put money higher than cooperating with other
people is not a good society, in my opinion.
Socialism - it ain't pretty... intellectual property,
The question of authorship as a moral right has become redundant in US
copyright law. In the open source world, it has to some extent regained
its position. I believe in authorship as a #1 right.
and the right of
a corporation to deceptively market products to me in an attempt to
get my money.
Agressive marketing does not always mean deceptive.
I do not believe companies owe me anything, whether
I've
given them money or not
If so, then yes. Typical customer-corporation relationship.
Marek