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USPTO grants Calif. lawyer patent over entire WWW naming scheme
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| posted 8:43am EST Tue Jan 20 2004
| J. Eric Smith
Posted on 01/28/2004 8:47:07 AM PST by mjp
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To: Beelzebubba
But that would violate the Constitution Actually, no, it wouldn't -- Congress is given the power to advance the progress of science and the useful arts by granting temporary monopolies, but is not instructed that it must do so or that anyone has a right to have it do so.
"Bad Public Policy" != "Un-Constitutional"
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01/29/2004 10:24:57 AM PST
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steve-b
To: steve-b
Congress is given the power to advance the progress of science and the useful arts by granting temporary monopolies, but is not instructed that it must do so or that anyone has a right to have it do so.
Good point! I stand corrected.
Art I, Sec. 8. The Congress shall have Power...
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
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01/29/2004 1:33:37 PM PST
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Atlas Sneezed
(Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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