On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:05:40 -0400 Ed Nisley <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-06-04 at 11:53 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: > > you are basing this on what? > > Rumor, supposition, hearsay, random tales, and watching the > slow-motion destruction of mobile phone innovation through > internecine IP warfare. The fact that a judge had to rule that APIs > can't be copyrighted tells you pretty nearly everything you need to > know about the state of the art. > > Given the current attitude toward IP, there's no reason to expect > benevolent behavior from the major players. The only reason we don't > see lawyers catapulting over the parapets seems to be that the minor > players lack enough money to make it worthwhile... [grin] > > I've started reading the old 3D printing patents. It's heavy going, > but many of the clever ideas I've had / seen elsewhere seem to be > covered. Verily, there's little new under the sun and, of course, I'm > now coated with a thin layer of precious IP floobydust. > > As the saying goes: It's not whether you're paranoid, it's whether > you're paranoid *enough*. > It has always been my understanding that you can make a patented device; you just can't sell it. I don't think this precludes using that patented device to make things which you sell. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
