From: jf_avon@citenet.net (Jean-Francois Avon (JFA Technologies, QC, Canada))
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 02:56:04 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Patents suck
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>I take some disagreement with that.
>
>With patents, there is a problem of large companies owning them yet
>doing nothing with them except suing other companies or individuals.

If you reject that possibility, you imply that the result of your work 
for yourself might not be your own property.  It does not matter if the
idea patented was originated be the patent holder of was purchased by the
patent holder.  Money is equivalent to personnal work.

And the property rights *are* fundamentals (even if not implemented in 
Biiieauuuutifull Canada...).

You can not have your cake and eat it too...


>Patents would be better if there was a good-faith attempt on the
>part of the holder to "use it or lose it".  Somebody sitting on a
>patent and doing nothing with it deserves to lose it after a number
>of years.

AFAIK, such clause already exists in Canada.  But again, I am not a layer.

JFA
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