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"In the summer of 2003, it announced that it had purchased patent rights to the process of identifying files on a peer-to-peer network using a "hash," or digital fingerprint based on the contents of the file."

So Altnet didn't even invent the process; it just bought the rights to it, probably because it saw a way to make money from the patent. Why is it a good idea to support Altnet in this? Unless I'm missing something, this is a software patent, something people here have been railing against for some time now. Isn't this another case of abuse of the patent system, regardless of who the target is? Won't this further validate software patents in general?

In your eagerness to punish the RIAA, don't lose sight of the bigger picture. There are other ways to get back at the RIAA.

Carl Rapson
Posted by: rapson   Posted on: 09/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I hope  Linux User 147560 | 09/08/04
Dying last gasp for survival?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/09/04
I agree!  sa_z | 09/09/04
$509,000 in cash on hand. Bywahahahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/09/04
Patents!  sa_z | 09/09/04
so are you saying they will lose because they do not have enough money  V Sanders | 09/09/04
Ax isn't saying anything.  sa_z | 09/09/04
I wouldn't doubt that..  d_jedi | 09/09/04
Just calling them on their own hypocrisy  tic swayback | 09/09/04
No-Ax was talking about AltNet (NT)  Anton Philidor | 09/09/04
Regardless  tic swayback | 09/09/04
A couple of points in favor of the suit.  Anton Philidor | 09/09/04
Why support Altnet?  rapson | 09/09/04
check out my post below.  ryusen | 09/09/04
if they are not breaking the law  V Sanders | 09/09/04
guys.. don't miss this part of the article...  ryusen | 09/09/04
Copyright Infringement  tgrady | 09/10/04

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