<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There's been a lot of acrimony lately = in the List regarding what constitutes a "patentable" item. I like to hope that, = like other professions, the Tuning Fraternity like to help each other to the = benefit of that profession and the general public as a whole. Did Einstein patent = his theories on relativity? I know he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921. I = think we are in danger of barking up the wrong tree altogether.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael = G.(UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>