On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Richard Stallman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rms@gnu.org">rms@gnu.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im"> I am very surprised by that statement, since if true it would mean<br></div>
they have done something I believe is impossible. Can you show us<br>
what their legal technique actually consists of?<br></blockquote><div><br>The base technology remains the property of whoever the patent belongs to. All those who agree to the same
terms of sharing obtain access to improvements, and other information (such as
regulatory and biosafety data). <br><br>To maintain legal access to the technology, you must agree
not to prevent others who have agreed to the same terms from using the
technology and any improvements in the development of different products.<br><br>Both products and
improvements can still be patented, and products and services can be developed
for profit or for public good, but licensees and those who have used the
technology under BiOS agreements may not assert rights to exclude from use of improvements,
even patented improvements, against the licensor and other licensees within the
protected commons.<br><br>Does this answer your question?<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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