That anti-patent pamphlet I mentioned

[Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet]

Xavi Drudis Ferran wrote:
> El Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 01:06:56PM +0100, Arnoud Galactus Engelfriet deia:
> > I don't know that. Manipulating EM signals seems like using forces
> > of nature in a controllable manner. 
> 
> It depends. If the manipulation is ADC + multiplying by two in an FPU + DAC, 
> I say it isn't, we already know how to build circuits for that, 
> and we know what happens to a signal multiplied by two. 

But surely I am still using forces of nature in a controllable
manner, even if my use is entirely known??? 

> If you discover a new quartz crystal that will changed phase of
> signal by 10% then it's probably patentable. 

Ok, but if I program a DSP chip to realize the same phase change
it is not patentable? Why? What is the difference in effect
produced by these two things?

Kind regards,

Arnoud Engelfriet

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