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From: Iain Templeton <iain@research.canon.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Use of the UNIX Trademark
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Terry Lambert wrote:

> Most computer scientst are opposed to copyright and patents
> as they are applied to software because of the duration; they
> are not necessarily opposed to the idea itself.  Yes, I'm aware
> of Donald Knuth's state postion; I'm also aware that he owes
> us 5 more books, which he has not written while futzing around
> with TeX.  8-p.
> 
> Here is a good article (Australian, even):
> 
> 	http://www.rhyme.com.au/gd/patents.html
> 
Bah, you're talking about the country that allows patents for a
"circular transportation facilitation device"

http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/07/03/FFXQ7G9HJOC.html

Iain

(And the 2001 Ig Nobel Prize for Technology)


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