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SARS Researcher Files Preemptive Patent Application

Posted by timothy on from the my-bug dept.

ocean-navigator writes " CP Press is reporting that the B.C. Cancer institute has filed a defensive patent application to ensure the information remains in the public domain. The lead scientist asked specifically for his name to NOT be on the application, as he feels that he made a discovery, not an invention. Nice to see a few people with principles, in my own backyard too!"

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  1. Principle Schminciple by blair1q · · Score: 1, Troll

    Who wants to be known as the guy who sells the rights to SARS?

  2. "let them try to patent" by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: 1, Troll

    If the guy really want to be sure it becomes and stays public, all he has to do is declare his discovery as public, issue a written .nfo statement about GPL'ing all of it and dump his data on a few hundred servers...

    Google cache and surfers mirrors will make the rest...

    "Only Wimps make backup, real men post to an ftp and let people do the mirrors" Linus T, 24h before a full crash forced him to rewrite his kernel 8p

    --
    It takes 40+ muscles to frown, but only four to extend your arm and bitchslap the motherfucker