The main problem here is the fact that the USPTO has become a slaughterhouse of ideas. Anyone can patent simple processes or business models. The one-click shopping patent is a perfect example. Persons paying taxes in a "free" country should have access to simple ideas for "free". The power of the computer and information is the cheap ability to process and interact with other hosts and thus other people. Amazon's patent stands on the shoulders of giants without referencing any of the giants, or the midgets. They make the bold claim that they have invented this idea within their self. As an independent citizen of these United States of America, I realize that Amazon dot com has developed their technology on technologies paid for by us the citizens of these United States. (ARPANET, DoD, Internet) Any derivative technologies should be opened up to the people, even if they were developed by an individual standing on the granite mountains of technology funded by American Tax Payers. I am calling forth all Americans and Citizens of the Planet Earth to write their own view on this, and to spam it to everyone on their contact list. This is something we all have a stake in - Everyone, from the smallest child to a senior citizen, our children's future, our future, depends on proper intellectual rights being enforced and enacted by our governments. Simply, we have to get the word out. The main problem here is the fact that the USPTO has become a slaughterhouse of ideas. Anyone, can patent simple processes or business models. The one-click shopping patent is a perfect example. Persons paying taxes in a "free" country, should have access to simple ideas for "free". The power of the computer and information is the cheap ability to process and interact with other hosts and thus other people. Amazon's patent stands on the shoulders of giants without referencing any of the giants, or the midgets. They make the bold claim that they have invented this idea within their self. As an independent citizen of these United States of America I realize that Amazon dot com has developed their technology on technologies paid for by us the citizens of these United States. (ARPANET, DoD, Internet) Any derivative technologies should be opened up to the people, even if they were developed by an individual standing on the granite mountains of technology funded by American Tax Payers. I am calling forth all Americans and Citizens of the Planet Earth to write their own view on this, and to spam it to everyone on their contact list. This is something we all have a stake in. Everyone, from the smallest child to a senior citizen. Our children's future, our future, depends on proper intellectual rights being enforced and enacted by our governments. Simply, we have to get the word out. Not everyone reads slashdot.
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The main problem here is the fact that the USPTO has become a slaughterhouse of ideas. Anyone can patent simple processes or business models. The one-click shopping patent is a perfect example. Persons paying taxes in a "free" country should have access to simple ideas for "free". The power of the computer and information is the cheap ability to process and interact with other hosts and thus other people. Amazon's patent stands on the shoulders of giants without referencing any of the giants, or the midgets. They make the bold claim that they have invented this idea within their self. As an independent citizen of these United States of America, I realize that Amazon dot com has developed their technology on technologies paid for by us the citizens of these United States. (ARPANET, DoD, Internet) Any derivative technologies should be opened up to the people, even if they were developed by an individual standing on the granite mountains of technology funded by American Tax Payers. I am calling forth all Americans and Citizens of the Planet Earth to write their own view on this, and to spam it to everyone on their contact list. This is something we all have a stake in - Everyone, from the smallest child to a senior citizen, our children's future, our future, depends on proper intellectual rights being enforced and enacted by our governments. Simply, we have to get the word out. The main problem here is the fact that the USPTO has become a slaughterhouse of ideas. Anyone, can patent simple processes or business models. The one-click shopping patent is a perfect example. Persons paying taxes in a "free" country, should have access to simple ideas for "free". The power of the computer and information is the cheap ability to process and interact with other hosts and thus other people. Amazon's patent stands on the shoulders of giants without referencing any of the giants, or the midgets. They make the bold claim that they have invented this idea within their self. As an independent citizen of these United States of America I realize that Amazon dot com has developed their technology on technologies paid for by us the citizens of these United States. (ARPANET, DoD, Internet) Any derivative technologies should be opened up to the people, even if they were developed by an individual standing on the granite mountains of technology funded by American Tax Payers. I am calling forth all Americans and Citizens of the Planet Earth to write their own view on this, and to spam it to everyone on their contact list. This is something we all have a stake in. Everyone, from the smallest child to a senior citizen. Our children's future, our future, depends on proper intellectual rights being enforced and enacted by our governments. Simply, we have to get the word out. Not everyone reads slashdot.