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DATE | 2004-06-26 |
FROM | Ron Guerin
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] JPEG Legal Battle
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On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 13:53, Inker, Evan wrote: > Picture This > Firm Stakes Claim to Web Image Technology; Who Will Pay for its Use? > By Peter Dizikes > Aug. 29 God save us from ignorant journalists like Peter Dizikes.
> Other large companies have made sweeping patent claims concerning the > Internet that have not been successful, including Amazon.com, which > tried to patent a one-click ordering process, and British Telecom, > which made claims on the use of hyperlinks.
News flash for Mr. Dizikes: Amazon was successful and the patent survived litigation. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/amazonpatent.html
- Ron
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