Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: "Solar Flare"
Date: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: A great idea hampered by patents....

Here comes a blurred software programme to prove his new idea.

"Bob Eld" wrote in message
news:oa1xj.12799$Ch6.9605@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...
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> news:fq1ndb$gr@acadia.ece.villanova.edu...
>> Bob Eld wrote:
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>> >> >> US code says it's strictly illegal to make even one, for your
>> >> >> own
> use,
>> >> >> in your basement.
>> >> >
>> >> >Please site the law that says that.
>> >>
>> >> It starts with Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution, and
> continues
>> >> through Title 35, Part III, Chapter 28, Section 271, Paragraph
>> >> (a) of
>> >> the US Code. Subsection (4) of Paragraph (d) says refusing to
>> >> license
>> >> others, ie "shelving" is OK...
>> >>
>> >> A patent grants a property right to the patent owner.
>> >> "Trespassing"
>> >> without the owner's permission is illegal.
>>
>> >... Cite one case where tresspass law has been applied to patents.
>>
>> No thanks. I'd rather argue with people who can spell :-)
>>
>> Nick
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> Ha! Gotcha....Can't do it can ya.
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