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Removing Obstacles on Joint Research

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the playing-nice dept.

Mark_Uplanguage writes "The New York Times is reporting that a conglomeration of 7 universities and 4 industry partners have agreed to open up software created out of industry funding. From the article: 'The tone was set, Ms. Mitchell said, by the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which allowed universities to hold the patents on federally funded research and to license that intellectual property to industry [...]The guidelines and framework for the agreement will [be] posted this week at www.ibm.com/university, and at the Kauffman foundation's site, www.kauffman.org.' It's nice to see people sharing again."

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  1. /. sold out by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    day pass? wtf is this, salon.com?

  2. About time! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What this modern world needs is some better skunk.

  3. joint research by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    i've been researching joints for many years, the only obstacle ive come across are the cops. (except the ones i buy from.)

  4. Damn! by Skip+Head · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought it was about testing joints!

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  5. Some suggestions by grub · · Score: 5, Funny

    Removing Obstacles on Joint Research

    First make sure you have a clean surface to roll on.

    Ensure all twigs and seeds are removed from the pot.

    Grind it up to a nice fine consistency.

    Don't lick the paper too much or it'll get soggy.

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  6. Bong Research at some of the same Universities by billstewart · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't know if it's still there, but there was a highway bridge north of Baltimore airport that used to have a construction sign saying "Open Joints On Bridge". Seemed like a good idea.

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