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  Re: Yet another reason why they shouldn't grant software patents  
From: Patrick Elliott
Date: 22 Nov 2009 16:01:51
Message: <4b09a6bf@news.povray.org>
Tim Cook wrote:
> Can a self-modifying Von Neumann machine patent its 
> unique/mutated/modified offspring?
> 
> ...
> 
> Can a parent patent their child?
> 
> The possibilities are endless!
> 
> -- 
> Tim Cook
> http://empyrean.freesitespace.net
Well, we have people patenting genes, which are "found", not "invented", 
so... lol

-- 
void main () {
   If Schrödingers_cat is alive or version > 98 {
     if version = "Vista" {
       call slow_by_half();
       call DRM_everything();
     }
     call functional_code();
   }
   else
     call crash_windows();
}

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