On Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 01:10:26PM -0600, Ean R . Schuessler wrote: > I would like to see us get involved with this. > > Personally, I am curious to see whether we could bring a class action > suit against the United States government under the arguement that > software patents, in their current state, violate a Free Software > programmer's freedom of expression. Freedom of expression is a gauranteed > human right and is supposed to be stronger legally than a patent, which > is a tool of convenience. I think it is arguable that many programmers > are as dedicated to the creation of Free Software as any religious person > is to their chosen method of worship. > > E > The problem, of course, is who'll pay... Lawyers don't generally do "no collect-no fee" at this level
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