Abolish Software Patents!
ozgwei | 10/21/05
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You understand, right...
Omch'Ar | 10/21/05
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Let's not be stupid.
techboy_z | 10/21/05
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Oh Yes, Must Have Patents
serpentmage | 10/21/05
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That's a Ludicrous Argument
ZappBrannigan | 10/21/05
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Wrong!
tjleeland | 10/21/05
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Actually it's not
xpyr | 10/22/05
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Really?
Sheeva | 10/24/05
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You're right and wrong on this one
maldain | 10/21/05
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Patents
clockmendergb@... | 10/22/05
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Patenting the wheel...
jbroche18 | 10/24/05
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Au contraire--let's not spread lies
Omch'Ar | 10/22/05
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Who's spreading lies?
Hotshot3000 | 10/23/05
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Copyright is also a problem, alas
the_doge | 10/24/05
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In the first place...
Omch'Ar | 10/24/05
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Nonsense!
mwagner@... | 10/24/05
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R&D Costs
markgros@... | 10/22/05
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Consider that position carefully
IT_User | 10/21/05
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Hey techboy
IT_User | 10/21/05
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Whoa...scary
techboy_z | 10/21/05
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This is going nowhere
NeutralityNow | 10/21/05
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Do you mean LEMELSON?
TheProtector | 10/22/05
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Hardly
Omch'Ar | 10/22/05
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Hold on!
Edward@... | 10/21/05
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please post the pat no.'s
NeutralityNow | 10/21/05
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Patent # 5,842,213: link here
NeutralityNow | 10/21/05
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They got Google too ..check their site
NeutralityNow | 10/21/05
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Yeah, but...
rapson | 10/22/05
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Abolish Software Patents? GET REAL
LeeW274 | 10/21/05
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There's a better system than patents for this
Gibberstein | 10/23/05
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Again..
Tim Patterson | 10/21/05
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Stupid corporate
Mectron | 10/21/05
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I'll Have to Take Exception....
nottheusual1 | 10/21/05
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That's right (sorta)
pwalters@... | 10/21/05
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So how do people who do the research
maldain | 10/21/05
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Have to hate the systen for at least one reason
John Zern | 10/21/05
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Brilliant patent of the day
tic swayback | 10/21/05
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You're right that is the stupidest patent I've ever seen
maldain | 10/21/05
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got milk (patents) ?
JMcCullagh | 10/21/05
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I see a problem
JonA_z | 10/21/05
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Would SGML be prior art?
John L. Ries | 10/21/05
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Prior Art
Yagotta B. Kidding | 10/21/05
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Re: Prior Art
John L. Ries | 10/21/05
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SGMl was predated by...
gardoglee | 10/21/05
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Maybe MS should use Opendoc afterall 
BitTwiddler | 10/21/05
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Opendoc?
fizzmaster | 10/21/05
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That's the point
Michael Kelly | 10/21/05
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Too late...
Zinoron | 10/21/05
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WTF?!!
Eggs Ackley_z | 10/21/05
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Abolish software patents and return Scientigo to the pig pen
dhopp@... | 10/21/05
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Scientigo hired more than one outfit...
Anton Philidor | 10/21/05
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you mean... like SCO's claims
Iain_Peters | 10/23/05
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Wonder who'll come out with a patent on OpenDoc
Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05
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Technically...
rapson | 10/22/05
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Hehe ... the 'SCO virus' infected more brains
michael_t | 10/21/05
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Too many lawyers...
dsentman@... | 10/21/05
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Specifics please
techboy_z | 10/21/05
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Those don't apply to XML
techboy_z | 10/21/05
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Can someone tell me...
el1jones | 10/21/05
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limited time to claim patent infringement
gentryh | 10/21/05
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There is a limit - "latches"
adclark | 10/21/05
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Patent wars and OSS
koryherzinger | 10/21/05
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Hmm good question
maldain | 10/21/05
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One quibble
rapson | 10/22/05
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Clarification
koryherzinger | 10/24/05
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Time limits are a no-brainer here..
John_Doe69 | 10/21/05
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It could still cause problems even if their claim is invalid
balsover | 10/21/05
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Better Patent office
LBean | 10/21/05
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Bingo
Feldon | 10/21/05
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AH-HA But The Bigger Problem
Ed_Meyers | 10/23/05
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Patents
carlino | 10/27/05
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I have a patent on oxygen exchange between cells
jpowersea | 10/21/05
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Photosynthesis Process produces O2 , consuming CO2
kishorekaikini | 07/20/07
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gee I have done that
oldgeek_z | 10/21/05
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Hmmm Bill drop another Secret envelope
jimlascola | 10/21/05
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Scientigo can't ignore that this was used as royaltee-free techno
PhilippeV | 10/21/05
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Agreed
tima_z | 10/21/05
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Copyright law makes more sense ...
Too Old For IT | 10/21/05
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hum let's see...
Mectron | 10/21/05
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SCO in disguise!
DotWhat | 10/21/05
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SCO II - Son of Darl
Chad_z | 10/24/05
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I recently proposed ....
MISsupport | 10/21/05
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Free money
Ngallendou | 10/21/05
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
HypnoToad | 10/24/05
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Backus-Naur
bob.a.williams@... | 10/21/05
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This is getting out of hand
kb1493 | 10/21/05
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Re: out of hand
JMcCullagh | 10/21/05
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Prior art, part 2
gardoglee | 10/21/05
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Beside the point: Medical imaging
Arnout Groen | 10/24/05
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Article in the Economist about patents...
Anton Philidor | 10/21/05
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One of the problems...
dsentman@... | 10/21/05
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Even China is beginning to care.
Anton Philidor | 10/21/05
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They are only started down the slippery slope...
dsentman@... | 10/21/05
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But that doesn't mean it's a good thing
John L. Ries | 10/24/05
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"non-hierarchical " != XML
drueter@... | 10/21/05
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wizard of oz
Mectron | 10/21/05
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Eolas part deux
Boot_Agnostic | 10/21/05
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Amd like Eolas...
rapson | 10/22/05
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No,
Boot_Agnostic | 10/23/05
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Will S.: "First We Shoot the Lawyers..." (nt)
tbbrickster_z | 10/21/05
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Misquoted again
gardoglee | 10/21/05
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Actually it was Cicero
maldain | 10/21/05
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Please look up Cicero.
Anton Philidor | 10/21/05
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Finance is not a profit center.
Anton Philidor | 10/21/05
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Just another indication of a faulty system
Anti_Zealot | 10/21/05
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Too many lawyers...
dsentman@... | 10/21/05
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The future is Scientigo!
broper | 10/21/05
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oh great
CobraA1 | 10/21/05
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Ban Patents
The Mad Hatter | 10/21/05
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This keeps happening
Mark Miller | 10/21/05
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Australian Company Claiming Patent on Multiple Monitors
way@... | 10/21/05
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Apple did multiple monitors in 1987
mdfischer | 10/22/05
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Re: Apple did multiple monitors in 1987
daniel@... | 10/27/05
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Patant is bad period
Mectron | 10/22/05
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We're just looking for ways to leverage an asset
code_flogger | 10/21/05
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This particular patent issue is symptomatic...
dsentman@... | 10/21/05
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Stir in the mud and get known
JanEnEml | 10/22/05
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Bottomfeeding on FUD again
mdfischer | 10/22/05
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The Real Problem
Gregory.J.Bradley@... | 10/22/05
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This is Absurd!! The prior art dates to the 1960s
jwseybold | 10/22/05
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Better Patent Office
mcmcp@... | 10/22/05
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Re-Examination and Public Domain
EBedsworth | 10/22/05
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THE PATENT HOLDER IS OUT OF ITS MIND
fakir005@... | 10/22/05
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What about HTML ?
probert100 | 10/22/05
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Some Patents...
D-Ram | 10/23/05
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Why all the whining??? Courts will decide if patent is valid.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05
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Oh Come On
tima_z | 10/23/05
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So your complaint is the courts may not see it your way.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05
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My Way, the Right Way? What is the difference
tima_z | 10/24/05
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Sorry, but...
John L. Ries | 10/24/05
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when we see something we think is wrong
JasonL31 | 10/23/05
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Not at all !!! Speak Up !!!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/23/05
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Would be nice...
John L. Ries | 10/24/05
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Becuase It is 1,000,000
Ed_Meyers | 10/23/05
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ASN.1/BER
twanvds | 10/23/05
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Change the burden of proof
Fujikid | 10/23/05
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SCO 2.0 !
An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/24/05
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Courts! hahahahaha
An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/24/05
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Google will be next ????
probert100 | 10/24/05
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This was not the intent of the law
TwangGuru | 10/24/05
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the patent should have never been granted in the first place
something | 10/24/05
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I guess nobody has ever heard of ISIS?
wcrosby@... | 10/24/05
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sunstein is exactly right
rob124c41 | 10/25/05
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profit centre
nishantloomba | 07/04/06
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