The former, as I understand or don't, makes property
the ability to *copy a specific expression* of an idea.
I didn't mean this to address what is or isn't insane.
Kevin Cosgrove wrote:
> On 30 June 2010 at 18:23, PMA <PeterArmstrong@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
>> Has this thread distinguished between Copyright and Patent?
>
> I don't think we've gone down the road of patents yet.
>
>> As I understand, it is the latter that makes ideas property.
>
> So does the former.
>
> But, the notion that discovering a gene (sequence) in an organism
> could be patented is about as insane to me as to say that Columbus
> should own the new world because he discovered it, even though some
> would dispute that as well.
>
> [I'd better start round-filing this OT thread now that I threw fuel
> on the fire. ;-)]
>
>
> --
> Kevin
>
>
>
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