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Article #2583Re: The PGP debate: Is it legal?
From: Phil Karn
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:02
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:02
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In article <1992Dec28.190457.12206@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes: >[...] As many here have pointed >out, algorithms cannot be patented. What they have is a patent on >a method [...] I've heard of at least one patent attorney who has been known to explain the difference between an "algorithm" (which is not patentable) and a "method" (which is) as follows: "There's a vital difference. 'Algorithm' begins with an 'A' while 'Method' begins with an 'M'." --Phil
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!qualcom.qualcomm.com!servo.qualcomm.com!karn From: karn@servo.qualcomm.com (Phil Karn) Subject: Re: The PGP debate: Is it legal? Message-ID: <1992Dec29.020213.11595@qualcomm.com> Sender: news@qualcomm.com Nntp-Posting-Host: servo.qualcomm.com Organization: Qualcomm, Inc References: <18959@mindlink.bc.ca> <1992Dec28.190457.12206@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 02:02:13 GMT Lines: 13