The scariest approved patent I remember was (IIRC) Compton's patent on muliti-media in about 1994, which was a combination of any two or more of the following on a computer screen or crt monitor
Graphics Text Voice and/or Music Video So basically all tv and computing since we move off of green screens. It was overturned after a few atttempts by them for royalties made everyone scream, Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/26/03 11:23AM >>> No, not IBM, it was BT http://news.com.com/2100-1033-955001.html Thanks! Robert Bailey Famous for nothing -----Original Message----- From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:20 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Amazon patents on-line discussions Well I don't see this as effecting much. Remember when IBM (I think) wanted to patent the hyperlink? ~~ DP -----Original Message----- From: Duane Boudreau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 11:17 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Amazon patents on-line discussions How the heck do the do it? I've have an online discussion forum that dates back to 1997. Maybe I should challenge the patent and sue Amazon? Never again will I purchase from Amazon! Duane -----Original Message----- From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 10:03 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Amazon patents on-line discussions Don't you have to prove you invented something before you can patent it? ... I'm patenting the Internet! :-) Patrick >-----Original Message----- >From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: February 26, 2003 9:54 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Amazon patents on-line discussions > > >OMFG - what next??? > >http://makeashorterlink.com/?B2C651B93 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
