On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 17:09 +0100, Lars Luthman wrote: > > > > Prior art doesn't exempt the first implementor, it invalidates the > > patent, at least in the US. > > And everywhere else, I hope. Anything other than that would be insane. > > (regardless of whether the whole concept of patents is insane or not) >
Suppose the whole concept really is insane, then prior art could be excempted without breaking any sanity rules, yes? --
