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Brad Brace forwarded:<<<<
Unisys Corporation, owner of the patent for GIF technology, is asking
for a FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR license fee from Web authors who use GIF
files on their sites.
sam asked:
And what is wrong with being in the R&D phase of the capitalist machine.
Hey Steven,
Are you working for Packer or Murdoch? Hmmm... Maybe we can get you work with ACA ... you should have quoted the complete paragraph i wrote - not just the first line. Also, don't take non-linear-time too seriously - i said my thing first - then brad forwarded what he forwarded ...
My point when I said what I said was that it would be strategically beneficially to know what the plans of the corporations are going to be - by being 'inside' them.
For example, John Laws would even a happier boy if it wasn't for someone on the inside, but 'outing' this sort of thing is unfortunately a rare example as most of us are just happy running around and around in circles.
Anyhow, maybe we should ask, what are the positives of working within corporations - and also what are the positives of working inside educational institutes (free access to the net!!) and cultural institutes (prestige?)
And why isn't there much discussion on this list by the other people on it?
Anyhow, .... Adios, Sam ...
At 11:20 PM 11/5/99 +1100, you wrote:
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