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| DATE | 2003-03-27 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [ruben@mrbrklyn.com: Re: [fairuse] Re: [nylug-talk] Fwd: [hangout] We are the stakholders in TEXT[ruben@mrbrklyn.com]]
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Jay on full attack mode
----- Forwarded message from Ruben I Safir -----
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:30:29 -0400
From: Ruben I Safir
To: fairuse-at-mrbrklyn.com
Cc: nylug-talk-at-nylug.org, hangout-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com,
fairuse-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com, nylug-talk-at-nylug.org
Subject: Re: [fairuse] Re: [nylug-talk] Fwd: [hangout] We are the stakholders in TEXT[ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com]
In-Reply-To: <20020929222554.A27118-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com>; from ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com on Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 22:25:54 -0400
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Besides,
I've never had an original idea in my life. Every idea I've had is
attributable to Jay, Ron, Seth or Bret.
Ruevain
On 2002.09.29 22:25 Ruben I Safir wrote:
>
>
>
> For what it's worth, I do believe in the outline of Patent Law and Copyright
> Law. i just have no faith in the radicialization of Copyright and Patents
> under the current proposals and the current patent rulings.
>
> For one thing, I invented the Hyper Text markup in 1973, and I never
> got paid a dime. I also invented the idea that symbols, and combinations
> of sybbols, about 20 of them, can be used in combination to emulate human
> speach. In fact, I patented Human Speach in 1968 when I was 5.
>
> I wrote a letter of protest to the game 'freeciv' that they don't
> include that cornerstone of cultural progress, the patent office.
> Every player of Freeciv should be forced to have a patent office which
> randomly prevents innovatoin and development at different parts of the
> game.
>
> In all seriousness, I only invented the mattress with an airpump connected to
> it and the magic folding cardboard to help people fold their shirts faster.
>
>
> ...and the spoon (and the mug). But in France they don't use the spoon
> (or the mug) and drink the hot chocatate directly from the bowl, similararly
> to a dog.
>
> Oh well. You can take the horse to water....
>
> Cest la vie
>
> Reuvain
>
>
> >
> > This is a pretty meaningless question to ask someone who doesn't
> > believe in validity of the present patent system. I don't know Ruben's
> > thoughts on the matter, but it's a gross mistake to assume that "How
> > many patents do you own?" is equivalent to "How many possibly
> > patentable ideas have you come up with?" and even grosser to asusme
> > that either of these is equivalent to "How much have you contributed
> > to the progress of our society?"
> >
> >
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