Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective

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From: Andrew M. Langmead
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 19:21

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mainline@omni.voicenet.com (William Smargiassi) writes:

>aml@world.std.com (Andrew M. Langmead) wrote:
>>That brings up a question. Can a copyrighted work be presented as
>>prior art against a patent?
>Prior art is prior art, whether patented, copyrighted, or public domain.
>It does have to be published though. (From what I understand, which
>is very little).

In the current mode of software commerce, what you send in with your
copyright registration is source code, but what the public will see
will be machine code. The patenters will not be able to tell your
program contains the algorithm, but you do have proof that it already
exists. Is it published?

(And I aplogize to those reading this in the gnu. hierarchy. I'm
describing a method of commerce in opposition to FSF goals.)
--
Andrew Langmead

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From: aml@world.std.com (Andrew M. Langmead)
Subject: Re: Boycott on Unisys still effective
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