[MURG] Uploading IP (intellectual property)

[Randal A. Koene]

Hi Joe,

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Joseph J. Strout wrote:

> In other words, prior art is prior art, regardless of whether the
> prior art is patented.  Having a patent on the original research
> makes in no harder or easier for somebody to patent some related work
> or extension.

Right. But if the original research is patented, could the original
researcher forbid the use of that research for any extensions that would
be patented in a "bad" way? In short, could it give leverage the way the
GNU GPL does in copyrights?

Cheers,
       Randal