Re: [compost_tea] CT and patent piracy.

From: soilfoodweb@aol.com
Date: Mon Mar 03 2003 - 01:11:28 EST


Tom is preciaely correct. When someone tries to patent compost tea, for
example, that's bio-piracy, because people have made compost tea in various
forms, both aerobic and anaerobic, for thousands of years.

Patenting a specific design of a machine is different. Change the parts by
30% or more, and someone else can build a similar, but not the same, machine.
 It doesn't mean everyone making tea has to pay you money, just anyone trying
to sell your particular machine, or your particular design.

Elaine
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
SFI New York
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