[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia article violates patent?

[Fastfission]

I think this is legally speculative enough to not need direct
attention. To use patents to restrict written speech is, to use a
phrase, patently weird (this sort of thing is practically *always* the
domain of copyright law). I doubt the courts will uphold this, and
anyway I doubt we need to worry about it specifically in any case, for
now.

FF

On 3/20/06, Jonathan <dzonatas at dzonux.net> wrote:
> As I looked at slashdot.org today. I saw a message yesterday about the
> possible patent violation when  a lack of B12 to homocysteine is mentioned.
>
> Here is the wikipedia article that follow the claim:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegan_nutrition
> The quote is simple: "Vitamin B12 destroys Homocysteine, a neurotoxin
> the body naturally produces."
> The patent would make it invalid to include such claim without royalty.
>
> The news article is entitled "The essay breaks the law" by Michael Crichton.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/opinion/19crichton.html?ex=1300424400&en=9addb806498d2739&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
>
> Freakin' POV pushers!
>
> Jonathan
>
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