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The Failed Experiment of Software Patents
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computerworlduk.com
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brkcmd
on June 27, 2011
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kabdib
on June 27, 2011
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A friend-of-a-friend said, upon receiving pat # 4,956,809 ("Method for canonical ordering of binary data for portable operating systems") said "I can't believe they gave it to me." 1982, though, so this one is no longer a concern.
There's nothing more I can add except outrage.
gaspard
on June 27, 2011
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Is he really named "Cockburn" ? geez... Maybe this is why he is out of his mind: it hurts.
ragmondo
on June 27, 2011
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aka "the failed experiment of full page adverts". TL to wait for the link to appear to the article.
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There's nothing more I can add except outrage.