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Greed and Stupidity
This is just about the most stupid threat I have seen, in a while, except Darl and SCO.

Any patents that would apply would be beyond or near expiration AND you have to make effort to notify and eforce them long before they become a de facto standard or in more simple terms a generic standard.

I wonder who owns any of the remaining patents from Hayes? Where did BTG get these supposed patents and for which country or countries. A patent in the UK does not necessarily afford pratection in the US.

This sounds real suspect. If it is real it sounds like a grab for money. It is not going to work. I want to see the patents. There is something fishy here.

Is Darl (SCO) doing infomercials on how to make money by buying old patents and failing companies and litigating the rest of the world? It sure is sounding like it.

As Director of Research & Technology for a law firm I firmly believe there is a time and a place for litigation but this is suspect. It sounds more like SCO style greed and stupidity.
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ya know  Arrg | 06/15/04
Sorry,  Letophoro | 06/15/04
Re: Sorry  issthatso | 06/15/04
Patents  Brasonte | 06/15/04
EU  K B | 06/15/04
Innovation  IT_Critic | 06/16/04
My patent covers ...  Ardian Daka | 06/15/04
You missed one  Chad_z | 06/15/04
ya know  beepster | 06/16/04
Everytime...  Tim Patterson | 06/15/04
If it can be explained in ten minutes...  Jomo_z | 06/15/04
OH, COME ON NOW!!!  el1jones | 06/15/04
I believe you're thinking of  Brasonte | 06/15/04
Thank you,  el1jones | 06/15/04
The End Is Near....  BitTwiddler | 06/15/04
Bit don't be a Chicken Little  Squawkbox | 06/15/04
yes we are very close  Hanover Phist | 06/15/04
5 out of how many?  Squawkbox | 06/15/04
This will go NOWHERE  mdailey | 06/15/04
Fight stupid patents, support PubPat  rgriffith64@... | 06/15/04
Treat this with caution  Expatriate US Geek | 06/15/04
Common Practice, Streaming Media Pat  rgriffith64@... | 06/15/04
My Patent  BlackDiamond | 06/15/04
Too late; that's the Eolas patent (NT)  Anton Philidor | 06/15/04
Coulda sworn...  AbsolutelyNot | 06/15/04
My patent  d_jedi | 06/15/04
BBS downloads via Zmodem circa 1980s  Nigel Johnstone | 06/15/04
Zmodem, Xmodem etc.  FirstNLastN | 06/15/04
1979 TI99 with External modem and tape drive  voska | 06/15/04
Oh, this is sooooo rich.  quietLee | 06/15/04
A number of companies already own such patents.  doe_z | 06/15/04
Stealth Patents!  Confused by religion | 06/15/04
Agreed  Jeff Spicoli | 06/15/04
Agreed as well  Suicida| | 06/15/04
yep...  ryusen | 06/15/04
(NT)ZD/CNet giving airtime to retards, trolls flocking, hits up, news at 11  Spin_Masterz | 06/15/04
wait.. i've got an idea...  ryusen | 06/15/04
See, you can buy a patent and do harm  FilledOut | 06/15/04
Greed and Stupidity  drichards1953 | 06/15/04
Kill the goose quickly  Sunny Jalolly | 06/15/04
Ban Software Patents  IT_Critic | 06/16/04
Prior Art  abcdefghijklmnopq | 06/17/04
Abstracts for the BTG patents  zdnettim | 06/21/04

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