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- From: tenney@netcom.com (Glenn S. Tenney)
- Subject: Re: Public Key Patents
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.100806.15103@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <921115143047.034931@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL> <1992Nov17.055106.5154@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 10:08:06 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.055106.5154@netcom.com> rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes:
- > ...
- >Correct. I am arguing a question relating to funding. I am informed
- >that in fact the work in question was partially funded by public money
- >and partially by these private institutions themselves. I believe that
- >substantial public funding should confer public rights and I leave the
- >definition of substantial for debate.
-
- Many (most?) government contracts include the option of the contractor
- retaining intellectual property rights. The public rights to which
- you refer are the fact that the government retains the non-exclusive
- license to use the work it paid for -- a substantial public benefit.
- A public right does not mean that any individual can benefit.
-
- All of this is very normal and not at all new. There are MANY
- inventions out there making millions for companies that was paid
- for in some way by the government.
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