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Re: What the NSA is patenting
On Sat, 7 Sep 1996 [email protected] wrote:
> >United States Patent Patent Number: 5264794
> > Date of Patent: 23 Nov 1993
> >
> >Method of measuring magnetic fields on magnetically recorded media using a
> >scanning tunneling microscope and magnetic probe
> techology isn't much different from what's publicly available), in this case
> all they were doing was protecting their investment (just like the various PKC
> patents originally assigned to universities).
I'm sure there's going to be a REALLY marketable device out of this to
get royalties off of.
Don't be ridiculous. This is obviously a case of "my ass is protected
more than yours so i can do anything *I* damn well please, but you are
screwed."
Question: if we pay taxes, then we pay for the research. if we pay for
the research, we should be able to see the results, just like
shareholders in a company.
-Millie, future CIA capo^H^H^H^Hagent
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