3 Nov
2007
3 Nov
'07
2:25 a.m.
On 02-Nov-07, at 5:55 PM, jtd wrote:
Patents only slow down the benefits of technology to society - irrespective of the "high cost of research" spin the pharma companies love to dish out.
in fact software patents are just the tip of the iceberg - think of all the patents americans are getting on our traditional knowledge - imagine paying royalty every time you use a neem twig to brush your teeth, or when you do your morning shirsaasana
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Kenneth Gonsalves
Associate, NRC-FOSS
lawgon@au-kbc.org
http://nrcfosshelpline.in/web/