[MURG] Uploading IP (intellectual property)

[Joseph J. Strout]

At 8:29 AM -0500 3/1/04, Randal A. Koene wrote:

>I guess I may as well chime in with my opinion. I don't know enough about
>patents to make well-educated observations. As it is, I am suspicious of
>patents in basic research, with one caveat: If it is possible to use a
>patent to secure the open availability of research then that is
>appreciated.

A much easier, cheaper, and more certain way to do that is to just 
publish what you find.  Then it's in the public domain.

Cheers,
- Joe

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