On 03/12/14 16:54, Tom Davies wrote:
> I wonder if anything could be done about it? There is, but it will result in a loss of at least US$10^20 in the value of corporations domiciled in the United States. (I'm referring to declaring that all patents issued in the United States since 1990 are null and void, because they were issued in violation of USPTO Rules and Regulations (as admitted by the USPTO under oath), US Case Law ( as noted by both USPTO & SCUSA), US Statute Law (as noted by both USPTO and SCUSA), and US Constitutional Law (as noted by both USPTO and SCUSA). Of course, doing so will result in an immediate loss of several trillion dollars of non-existent value in corporations that have invested in patents. > Surely they are breaking "equality" legislation in many countries. Doesn't matter. a) As a general rule of thumb, the sole purpose of organizations that ostensibly aid those with a11y requirements, is to maximize their own revenue, and further ghettoize those with a11y requirements; b) Tools for those with a11y requirements are purchased from party d, for party c, by party b, using funds from party a. There is no accountability in the process for either ensuring that the tools work, or that the organization is getting the most bang for the buck. Indeed, the economics are designed to maximize revenue for party d, with minimal satisfaction of party c, and maximum revenue loss for party a. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/accessibility/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
