Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective

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From: Adrian Glanvill
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 1995 17:03

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In article <3eukkk$mrd@homer.alpha.net>, rsteiner@earth.execpc.com (Richard Steiner) says:
>I agree that copyrights can protect specific implementations, but that
>sort of thing is worthless if one develops a valuable general process.
>

PMJI, but the fact is that some software patents _are_ ridiculous. The LZW
patent has been mentioned here, but I believe one of the multimedia software
vendors een patented the concept of "multimedia" - I think the definition went
along the lines of a searchable database consisting of images, sound, animation
and text. Correct me if I'm wrong but the patent was actually awarded to them.
And that is undeniably ridiculous.

And last but not least, it's a good job whoever dreamed up the algorithms for
long division and long multiplication didn't patent them, or every school in
the world, and every person who ever did maths would be an infringement.

Flame away, but it won't change the truth.

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From: Adrian_Glanvill@stockley-park.sterling.com (Adrian Glanvill)
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Subject: Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective
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