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sitze@nmsu.edu (Richard Sitze) writes:

>If Mark Williams owns the patent on byte ordering, so be it.  THEY
>HAVE THE RIGHT to protect their patent which they appear to be doing.
>(I'm not defending Mark Williams Co. as the originator of the concept,
>just as the OWNER of the concept - the courts will have to decide..)

I think it is perfectly valid to complain about, even to the extreme of
outright boycotting and other things, against specific companies or even
individuals that act so absurdly.

Given that the situation DOES exist with patenting, it MIGHT be prudent
to just start patenting EVERYTHING and then let anyone use it.  One problem
is the high and rising costs of patents.
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