<div>I assume everyone's well aware of Toyota's alleged attempts to prevent competitors developing "green" technology ( <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124640553503576637.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124640553503576637.html</a> )</div>
<div><br></div><div>Whatever the specific relevance of that case, it is at least the kind of well recognisable brand/product that's easy to relate to when explaining to people the need for green technology transfer, and the dangers of restrictive commerce oriented patents.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>> I think there's another way in which Pirates can gain electorally from<br>> the climate issue. Our core competency is on internet and copmuting<br>> policy, and the internet and computers are seen as high technology.<br>
> Therefore it ought to be easy ofr PP to gain an imiage of being<br>> comfortable with, understanding, and in favour of technology, and able<br>> to propose appropriate technological solutions to making everyone's<br>
> lives better.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Tele-commuting?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Rodrigo Pereira <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rodripe@gmail.com">rodripe@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> The transfer of green technology is similar to the problem of software patents. Several tecnology use "parts" of other patented tecnology would be impossible to pay royalties. In the development of software, technological transfer is essential.<br>
<br>?<br><br clear="all">Rodrix<br><a href="http://www.partidopirata.org" target="_blank">http://www.partidopirata.org</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/25 Amelia Andersdotter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:teirdes@gmail.com" target="_blank">teirdes@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/24 Philip Hunt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cabalamat@googlemail.com" target="_blank">cabalamat@googlemail.com</a>></span><div><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex">We might even be able to take votes from the greens on this. Green<br>parties are of course concerned about this issue, but the politicies<br>
of some Green parties have a distinct anti-technological edge[1],<br>which turns off some voters. Pirate parties could pick up some of<br>those votes.<br><br></blockquote>
</div><div>Yes! Exactly!</div>
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<div>I also know for a fact it will make it easier for us to build broader alliance with a larger number of organisations: that also means we can get more benefits out of less work (hopefully), in terms of publicity and work done.</div>
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<div><br>-- <br>Amelia Andersdotter<br>Kommunikationansvarig UPF<br>Lissabon-MEP<br>+46 738436779<br></div></div></div>
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