On 02-Nov-07, at 2:37 PM, Anurag wrote:
You mean, abolishing "Software Patents"? There are several fields where patents are used the way they were expected to.
like?
patents are always used only and only to lock up knowledge and sometimes much more than that.. the freedom to think. the way you think.. patents are an inhuman concept.. a corrupt concept and till date i haven't come across any valid justification of software patents (or any patents for that matter) except (treacherous) business sense that is absolutely questionable.. there are many more efficient and *human* ways to attribute the hard work of people in whatever field they are working!! Sorry for going off-topic but this thread already seems way of course... <tinfoilOn> just hijacking an already hijacked thread :p </tinfoilOn>
Regards.