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Sunday, July 31, 2005

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US government patents "extremism"*

The United States government has successfully patented the word "extremism", which can now be used only with permission and in contexts which the patent-holder deems appropriate.

Under US law, the American government is now the owner of the term "extremism" in perpetuity and throughout the universe of space and time, notwithstanding the provisions of any local statutes or alien customs.

The US government also owns the word in any alternate realities which faith-based communities may see fit to construct, whether they do so with or without the prior knowledge or consent of the administration.

The British government welcomed the ruling, calling it "a significant new step in the war against inappropriacy".

Legal steps are being taken to enforce the patent retroactively, so that past inappropriate uses of the word can be dealt with through the American courts.

Inappropriate usages of the word "extremism" which are in the public domain will be expunged by the Department of Homeland Expressivity Freedom when the US government patents the public domain next year.



* Used by permission. All instances of the word "extremism" in this article have been certified as correct and contextual in accordance with the rights of the owner. This article is published subject to the condition that the word "extremism" shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be written, typed, emailed, electronically entered, read out, spoken, thought or otherwise verbalised except in accordance with said rights, and on condition of a similar condition including this condition being imposed upon subsequent verbalisees.

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