On 2004-09-24 14:23:34 +0100 Michael Poole <mdpoole@troilus.org> wrote:
Your (claimed) law is not everyone's law. It's silly to ignore the case of the US [...]
Similarly, it's silly to assert that US law is everyone's law and that computer programs are naturally patentable. It's silly that US law permits patenting of discoveries. I'd not be surprised if the US grants patents on looking at particular stars.
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