Jerry Stuckle wrote in news:m3nrfk$dii$1@dont-
email.me:

Also not necessarily true. A smart patent attorney can get around the
preliminary patent application if you never follow up on it. And while
patents in one country are often recognized in other countries, there is
no mandate they must be. And if you don't follow up, chances are much
higher it won't be.


Pity... I'd got round to thinking earlier today, that if I wanted only to
prevent patent, to allow anyone to profit from their own work using my work,
then I could do worse than approach the Musician's Union to fund an initial
application or otherwise establish prior art. But if I have to go all the
way, it gets expensive, and I doubt I'll find anyone to help cover me. I hope
that there are other protections, not just patents! I mean, as good as, not
as well as...