On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 06:57:49AM -0700, Bill Jonas wrote:
> For this paper, I need references; at least two of them need to be
> from dead trees.  Does anyone have any recommendations?
...
> Since there is a potential for many people to recommend the same
> thing, I will summarize any private replies to the list in a day or
> two, if anyone chooses to reply privately.

Well, I didn't receive any private replies.  If anyone is interested,
here are references used:

Barlow, John Perry.  The Economy of Ideas.  Wired Issue 2.03, March 1994: 84-97.
Bessen, James E. and Robert M. Hunt.  "An Empirical Look at Software Patents."
    FRB of Philadelphia Working Paper No. 03-17.  March 2004.
    http://ssrn.com/abstract=461701
Stallman, Richard M. Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of
    Richard M. Stallman.  Boston, MA: Free Software Foundation, 2002.
"Tough road for patent-busters." CNN.com 16 July 2004.  17 July 2004.
    http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/07/16/busting.patents.ap/index.html
Ullman, Jeffrey D. Ordinary Skill in the Art.  30 August 2001.  17 July 2004.
    http://www-db.stanford.edu/~ullman/pub/focs00.html

Thanks, all, for indulging me the mild OT-ness.

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