/signed<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Valentin Villenave <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:v.villenave@gmail.com">v.villenave@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Samir Allioui<br>
<<a href="mailto:samir.allioui@pp-international.net">samir.allioui@pp-international.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Well, it is one of the 3 ingredients that makes a pirate party an pirate<br>
> party.<br>
> If this one is not excluded, you're nothing but a party who is (ab)using a<br>
> strong brand.<br>
<br>
</div>It may generally be better, for pedagogical (or PR) purposes, to start<br>
by introducing the most striking examples of patent abuses:<br>
bio-patents and software patents are very useful in this regard. (But<br>
not only: for instance the company that patented Hindu yoga is also<br>
particularly self-explanatory.)<br>
Then come pharmaceutical patents, that take a bit longer to explain<br>
and oppose against ("but, what if patents are abolished and companies<br>
stop inventing new medications", etc.)<br>
Then come other, more trivial patents.<br>
<br>
My point is, there's a learning curve -- including for ourselves, so<br>
that we know exactly what we're talking about and how to talk about<br>
it. The "reject *all* patents NOW immediately immediately or else it<br>
means you're not a responsible citizen/not a legit Pirate" approach,<br>
while ethically valid, might not be the most efficient one on a<br>
long-term perspective. Can we agree on that?<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<font color="#888888">Valentin<br>
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