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They're claiming covers...
Anything to do with digital images
The actual patent held by Forgent relates to digital image
compression; fields of use include any device, such as digital
cameras, used to compress, store, manipulate, print or transmit
digital still images. Forgent also asserts that its patent rights
extend beyond digital cameras to include other devices such as
personal digital assistants, cell phones, printers and scanners.

They're also claiming that software like Photoshop, Quark,
Dreamweaver, etc. are in violation. Also of note Hard Drives are
included in the list of devices (as it's a storage device). If they
haven't defended it till now, they should not be able to enforce
it. The original patent was filed for in 1986, they only started to
defend it in July of 2002.
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If this doesn't demonstrate...  Tim Patterson | 04/23/04
I agree-read this  AbsolutelyNot | 04/23/04
Software patents shouldn't exist  voska | 04/27/04
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oops changing not changeing  Arrg | 04/23/04
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Not really..  d_jedi | 04/23/04
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Ahhhh ... but ...  coffeenite | 04/23/04
Aha but you forget the chalkboard  NemesisNL | 04/23/04
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True, but ...  coffeenite | 04/23/04
Don't give them the idea  Monkey_MCSE | 04/23/04
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He's dead though  Letophoro | 04/23/04
Does he have family?  AbsolutelyNot | 04/23/04
It Doesn't Matter Anyway  Letophoro | 04/23/04
Oh, but it does...  AbsolutelyNot | 04/23/04
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One Question Though ...  coffeenite | 04/23/04
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Maybe the Public Patent Foundation will seek to invalidate it  FilledOut | 04/23/04
Not a bad idea  IT_User | 04/23/04
At this rate  Arrg | 04/23/04
U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672 is a pile of BS  FirstNLastN | 04/23/04
They patented the use of compression on devices  Bill Weisgerber | 04/23/04
Devices???  rmerts@... | 04/26/04
They're claiming covers...  Rick_K | 04/27/04
Need for legal changes obvious.  Update victim | 04/23/04
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Patent on Wheelbarrow  JMusto | 04/23/04
trucks are just giaint wheelbarrows  V Sanders | 04/26/04
The U.S. Law on Patents  drichards1953 | 04/24/04
Amiga IP  drichards1953 | 04/24/04
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JPEG 2000  j.m.galvin | 04/25/04
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Hiding in the background, looking for a way to buy or steal the patent  AbsolutelyNot | 04/26/04
this is no better then  V Sanders | 04/26/04
SCO tactics 101  Rick_K | 04/27/04

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