We should definitely join with the iOS developers and taking these people on. I was watching this documentary on Mosanto where they patent seeds. The situation there is ridiculous as well. They started suing small time farmers who would use the seed of the seed. In another case, a farmer was order to pay damages because a patented seed accidentally grew in his field. It wasn't even part of his crop. We should have helped the farmers too. Now they're making it so that the seed doesn't reproduce after itself. Greed is the root of all evil.
On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Tim Mensch <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/4/2011 10:58 AM, Brian Conrad wrote: > > I agree with Tim. Don't let them win! Their patent is unfounded. But the > problem is much larger. Patent trolls have gamed the technical illiteracy > of the patent office. > > It's not only the software patents: Did you see the patent on toast? [1] > > Most software patents should NEVER have been granted. Most are based on > just the way computers work. > > Or more to the point, are based on the way any engineer would think to do > something when trying to solve a particular problem. > > At least there's an effort to invalidate the patents. [2] If anyone knows of > specific prior art, they have $5k to distribute to the person or people who > can help them invalidate the LodSys patents. > > Tim > > [1] > http://www.google.com/patents?id=IpwDAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q&f=false > [2] > http://info.articleonepartners.com/blog/bid/59524/App-Developer-Community-Invited-to-Join-Lodsys-Patent-Review > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- ~ Jeremiah:9:23-24 Android 2D MMORPG: http://solrpg.com/, http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
