On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 3:50 AM, <peter.heck...@arcor.de> wrote: > > > Natural laws cannot been patented.
I think "natural laws" should be patentable. They result from human effort and they are useful whether are not deemed to be objectively true. A patented "natural law" would not prevent people from exploiting the "natural law" for home use. A patent expires so the law can eventually be exploited by anyone for commercial gain. Current "natural law" would be impossible to patent, since it has been in the public domain for decades or even centuries. Reasons for not patenting a natural law: 1) Religious 2) They are supposedly discovered and not invented. Arguments against their patentablity are weak because they depend on one possible metaphysical perspective and/or religious view of "natural law". Patentable natural law would erode the cult of natural law that has over taken physical inquiry. Harry
