[Fwd: [Freesw] on bad patents]

Saw some messages on php-dev concerning gzipping content that reminded me of this... This was on an Apache list: Just a FYI. Forwarded message: > X-Sieve: cmu-sieve 2.0 > Return-Path: <freesw-admin@conecta.it> > Received: from freeby.ben.algroup.co.uk (freeby.ben.algroup.co.uk [193.133.15.6]) > by scuzzy.ben.algroup.co.uk (Postfix) with SMTP id 8152911722 > for <ben@scuzzy.ben.algroup.co.uk>; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:16:20 +0000 (GMT) > Received: from mailgate.algroup.co.uk (mailgate.algroup.co.uk [194.128.162.5]) by > freeby.ben.algroup.co.uk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA27657 for > <ben@freeby.ben.algroup.co.uk>; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:16:30 GMT > Received: (qmail 24932 invoked by uid 1002); 2 Nov 2000 10:16:18 -0000 > Delivered-To: aldigit-ben@algroup.co.uk > Received: (qmail 17464 invoked from network); 2 Nov 2000 10:16:17 -0000 > Received: from mail.conecta.it (root@213.185.5.2) > by mailgate.algroup.co.uk with SMTP; 2 Nov 2000 10:16:17 -0000 > Received: from mail.conecta.it (cdaffara@localhost [127.0.0.1]) > by mail.conecta.it (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA00022; > Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:37:05 +0100 > Received: from localhost (cdaffara@localhost) > by mail.conecta.it (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA32730 > for <freesw@conecta.it>; Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:36:45 +0100 > Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 11:36:45 +0100 (MET) > From: Carlo Daffara <cdaffara@mail.conecta.it> > To: freesw@conecta.it > Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.1001102112815.31680C-100000@mail.conecta.it> > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Subject: [Freesw] on bad patents > Reply-To: freesw@conecta.it > Sender: freesw-admin@conecta.it > Errors-To: freesw-admin@conecta.it > X-Mailman-Version: 1.1 > Precedence: bulk > List-Id: mailing list dedicated to free software/libre software discussion > <freesw.conecta.it> > X-BeenThere: freesw@conecta.it > > Just to accompanying the talks on patenting software and IT, there is a > nice article at > http://www.callaw.com/stories/edt1031b.shtml > The nice part is this one: > "TechSearch -- a Chicago-based company that obtains ownership of patents > and then > seeks to enforce them -- filed a patent > infringement suit against Aharonian in July. The > company claims he is infringing its so-called > "remote query communication system" > patent, which covers a method for compressing > and decompressing data transmitted > from a server to an end user. > > Aharonian had said the patent is so broad that > anyone with a Web server could be sued > for infringement. > > "That's probably not incorrect," said > TechSearch founder and president Anthony Brown. " > Argh. scary. > > Carlo Daffara > > > _______________________________________________ > Freesw mailing list > Freesw@conecta.it > http://mail.conecta.it/mailman/listinfo/freesw -- =========================================================================== Jim Jagielski [|] jim@jaguNET.com [|] http://www.jaguNET.com/ "Are you suggesting coconuts migrate??"