[TheForge] Creeping commercialisation

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Hi RIES!

On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, RIES NIEMI wrote:

> Frankly I find this outrageous. I am not sure if they can do this, but if it
> is really happening we ought to initiate a letterwriting campaign to the
> patent office to protest. Imagine being sued for using classic ironwork
> techniques in your work.

It is all considered 'previous art' and cannot be legally patented in
the United States and most European countries.
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