http://menaceofprivilege.com While privilege exists, justice can't be achieved. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:53:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://menaceofprivilege.com/2008/09/privatizing-federal-patents/ http://menaceofprivilege.com/2008/09/privatizing-federal-patents/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:46:07 +0000 taxpayer http://taxpayer.wordpress.com/?p=189 NASA has engaged a Chicago company, Ocean Tomo, to auction off “a suite of 25 patents.” This is considered to be transferring technology to the private sector.   I guess an auction is better than sleazy private deals.  The main point to remember is that a patent is not the right to use an invention, it is only the right to prevent others from doing so.  (via slashdot)

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