@bascule ("Spooky RFC5280 Section 4.1.2.7 (SPKI) 🎃👻🦀🌹") retweeted:
@SchmiegSophie ("Sophie, indistinguishable from spooky random noise") wrote:
Patents on algorithms should not exist.
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@cronokirby ("Lúcás Meier") wrote:
Isn't it a bit odd for academic institutions to file for patents on their research?
Specifically in computer science / cryptography; even more specifically CNRS.
I guess there is a potential profit motive for spin-offs, and licensing deals, but this seems against their calling.