Quoting <FF82129A2B7CD3118FAD00A0C9F442901BDDC6 at IRCO1MX11>
by Twomey_Mark at emc.com:
> That's about right ;-)
>> The problem here however is that the US patent office appear to be in the
> dark with regard to the internet.
> It's not Amazon Stallman should be boycotting (Though I do see his point),
> he should instead be attempting to lobby congress.
Aha. At last someone gets it. The patent office will happily go about
its business while company X wipes out company Y, or customer J stops
buying from company A, and pay it no mind.
It's something like nuclear disarmamanet - it's better to take the
weapons away (reform the patent office) than to have individual
countires (companies) sign nonagression pacts.
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