[ale] OT: sort of it is about OSS

Jeff Hubbs jhubbslist at att.net
Fri Feb 15 11:36:15 EST 2013


On 2/14/13 10:43 PM, Scott Castaline wrote:
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> Has anyone seen this?
> http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2013/02/python-trademark-at-risk-in-europe-we.html
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> Are trademarks treated differently that patents? To me it just seems
> like a pile of crap that someone can come along and do that to someone
Yes.  Patents are a temporary monopoly on an idea, granted by government 
in exchange for full disclosure.


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