[huskerlug] Re: The Pirate of Redmon - or - MS still stealing other peoples software]
- From: "Paul Andrews" <pandrews@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:15:39 -0600
Not that it helps the "broken" USTPO, but this BlueJ issue seems to have
been resolved in a quick and peaceful manor. If nothing else it shows that
some members of the organization in question are human after all.
http://blogs.msdn.com/danielfe/archive/2007/01/28/update-response-to-bluej-patent-issues.aspx
http://www.bluej.org/mrt/?p=23
Paul
On 1/30/07, GreyGeek <jkreps@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I have no doubt that Microsoft has applied for a patent on breathing, but
>
> we won't be able to find out about it until the grant announcement and
> then
> we'll all get sued for breathing without a license from Microsoft. How
> does 1 penny per breath, payable in advance for 80 years of breathing
> sound? That $5,045.76 for each child, payable at birth, or you'll be
> hearing from the BSA.
>
> Here is a patent they received on Jan 5th, 2007 for being able to click a
> button to record a program when a commercial for that program is being
> shown. TIVO has been doing that for years.
> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20070104/082522.shtml
>
> They are actively stealing everything in sight.
>
>
>
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