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Subject: Re: [emergency] Geolocation E911 Patented
<rant>
"When ideas are property, only trespassers will have ideas." [(tm) ;-)]
Sometimes our Patent Office reminds me of a needy child... acting out
more and more outrageously until somebody intervenes.
Fundamentally, of course, the problem is with the somewhat strained
metaphor of "intellectual property." It's original intent was to
foster creativity by allowing creators to reap the rewards of their
efforts. But as copyrights and patents have become longer-lived,
both in absolute terms and relative to the accelerating rate of
change, the tool has turned against the craftsman: Intellectual
property claims are becoming a major barrier to creativity.
Alas, with the bumper-sticker ideology of an "ownership society" so
much in vogue right now, it's hard to challenge anything that's
called a property right, even when it was only a convention meant to
achieve an entirely different goal.
</rant>
- Art
On Jul 6, 2005, at 7/6/05 1:07 PM, Ham, Gary A wrote:
> Where is the logic that even allows a patent on this concept? It is a
> realtively simple algorithm that I believe is "prior art" in all kinds
> of systems. Am I missing something special that they have done? Or
> are
> they just theives trying to take advantage of the gullible and
> foolish?
>
>
> Gary A. Ham
> Senior Research Scientist
> Battelle Memorial Institute
> 540-288-5611 (office)
> 703-869-6241 (cell)
> "You would be surprised what you can accomplish when you do not
> care who
> gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman
>
>
>