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FYI :) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [SWLUG] Does the European patent system work? Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:51:03 +0100 From: Dick Bain <dick.bain@xxxxxxxxx> To: edlug-list <edlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, SWLUG <discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.ethipat.org/ I commend the above petition to you, patents are now stifling innovation rather than promoting it, costs of dicines, technology and software are artificially inflated by them. Genes are being patented, these are not inventions or innovations but living tissue that has been manipulated. When patents were thought of they were to allow the little man to benefit from his labours, now only big business can afford the process. Please read the website and join in Dick -- free/libre/open, software for the people by the people _______________________________________________ SWLUG Discussion List - Discuss@xxxxxxxxx http://swlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html