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Re:Judge Says Mathematical Algorithms Can’t Be Patented by baddox on Thursday March 28, 2013 @02:53PM (#5456901)
I'm a fan of privacy, so I wouldn't like people secretly taking skin samples and distributing facts about my DNA, but I wouldn't like the ability to license parts of my own DNA and expect the government to enforce IP laws to cover my DNA.
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Re:Judge Says Mathematical Algorithms Can’t Be Patented by NateDad on Thursday March 28, 2013 @03:12PM (#5457008)
That's privacy, not copyright. Completely unrelated.
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Re:Judge Says Mathematical Algorithms Can’t Be Patented by dinkumthinkum on Friday March 29, 2013 @03:33AM (#5459675)
Not really, the incentive to copyright incentivizes the invasion of privacy. I can walk behind you with a trash bag and voila. Sure, they are different but related.
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