[Tfug] Domain names

[christ]

I've seen a documentary on that. I couldn't
believe it.


On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:49:42 -0700
"johngalt1" <johngalt1 at uswest.net> wrote:

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> From: "Robert Hunter" <>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Tfug] Domain names
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> > On Sun, Jan 27, 2008 at 10:39:21AM -0700, johngalt1 wrote:
> >> Or how about reserving a concept not accomplished or 
> >> fully
> >> realized? (US Patents, esp software patents) Then one is
> >> able to parasitically sue the people who made the idea 
> >> work?
> >
> > Another twisted variation on that theme is the patenting 
> > of human
> > genes.  Read on, if you want to develop a new level of 
> > disgust for the
> > US patent system...
> >
> > The travesty of patenting human genes is that such patents 
> > frequently
> > fail to meet the criteria of novelty and usefulness. 
> > E.g., a bio-tech
> > company will identify a segment of human DNA as a "gene", 
> > but will
> > have no understanding of what its biological function is. 
> > Betting on
> > the possibility that someday the gene will prove useful in 
> > some manner
> > ( e.g., pharmaceutical$ ), these folks will submit a 
> > patent for the
> > gene with a contrived purpose, such as using the sequence 
> > to
> > identify that particular segment of the human genome. 
> > That would be
> > analogous in software to patenting an executable program 
> > for the sake
> > of being able to do a byte comparisons with other 
> > executables, thusly
> > to identify copies.  As far as I know, the US is the only 
> > country which
> > accepts these ludicrous patents.
> 
> Arrgh, That reminds me of the BS where Monsanto for example 
> patents a genetically engineered crop seed.
> 
> The farmers get a license to grow that crop.
> 
> Then, suppose the crop germinates, flowers and the pollen 
> spreads to neighboring fields. Then the company has grounds 
> to sue the neighbors based on that they have not paid the 
> license fee to grow that species.
> 
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> > Rob
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