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Re:Intellectual Property.

Posted by: John Vandenberg on September 16, 2006 10:17 AM
The crux of the problem is that open/free source are _clearly_ providing solutions that further the sciences and arts. As a result, what right does a patent (a monopoly created in the hope of promoting science & arts) have to countermand the rights of open/free software (proven promotion of science/arts without the need for a monopoly).

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