<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Tracy F. Hackshaw @ Google <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tracyhackshaw@gmail.com">tracyhackshaw@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Does this qualify for a discussion?</p></blockquote></div>Yes of course. This list is open for any threads related to internet governance and intellectual property falls within this zone. WIPO Head has been on record for saying things like the web would have been better had it been patented, see:<div>
<a href="http://boingboing.net/2011/10/08/wipo-boss-the-web-would-have-been-better-if-it-was-patented-and-its-users-had-to-pay-license-fees.html" target="_blank" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://boingboing.net/2011/10/08/</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">wipo</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)">-boss-the-web-would-have-been-better-if-it-was-patented-and-its-users-had-to-pay-license-fees.html</span></a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Also Nick Ashton Hart's previous posts to the list on the matter shows the ongoing battle to be heard in that particular Forum.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div><br></div><div><font color="#1155cc" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;line-height:15px"><br clear="all">
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