On Oct 12, 10:39 am, Ralph E Lindberg wrote:

One of the things that Gass forgets is an action the Government can take
on Patents that relate to public safety. They seize the Patent(s) in
question and allow any firm to compete.

Yes, the owner of the Patent(s) is compensated, but certainly not to the
level Gass is certainly dreaming of.

The Universe giveth with one hand and bitchslappeth with the other.

I seriously doubt that Gass has forgotten the possibility of such an
action by the government. It's a win-win situation for him, except in
a popularity newsgroup contest. Either way he's going to make a
boatload of money, and it's just a question of how big of a boat he'll
need.

R