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Re: [News] Malaysia Applies Intellectual Monopolies to Cuisine, Clothing Also

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____/ JeffM on Tuesday 22 Sep 2009 19:51 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Malaysia stakes copyright claim to recipes
> 
> Apparently, their tourism business is down
> and they think that the Streisand Effect will save it.
> They suppose that any press coverage is good press coverage.
> Of course, this discounts the folks who are aware of
> the "intellectual property" sham and are tired of it.

People always forget that when they get 'their' monopoly,
others will get this too and use 'their' monopoly to counter-attack
or attack proactively. To think that patents improve innovation is like
thinking that a nuclear arms race will improve national security.

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