____/ Mark Kent on Tuesday 13 November 2007 19:31 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ BearItAll on Monday 12 November 2007 14:49 : \____
>>
>>> Doug Mentohl wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Acacia Research .. has acquired a patent for compiler technology"
>>>>
>>>> "The patented technology generally relates to software object pre-
>>>> compilation and linking in software compilers"
>>>>
>>>> http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/812103/
>>>>
>>>> What patent, is there prior art, does anyone here want to buy some
>>>> rocks ... :)
>>>
>>> Brillient, every software ever compiled will have to pay Acacia a sub.
>>> Lucky you spotted this because I was just about to compile a tic-tac-toe
>>> and realised that I didn't have enough cash on me.
>>>
>>> By the way, I have just patented the name Doug Mentohl, so every time you
>>> use it you have to send me 50pence.
>>>
>>> I was going to patent creation, but the Pope beat me to it.
>>
>> USPTO is going to collapse. Well, I don't think GW cares about it. Chaos is
>> his thing.
>>
>
> In a way, that might not be a bad outcome. Just let the whole thing
> collapse in a mire of its own incompetence, inability to change with the
> times and inappropriateness.
PJ has just pulled this interesting bit:
FSFLA News Issue #15
"Besides, CAFTA also requires the acceptance of any patents granted by the US
Patent Office, including patents on ideas applied to software, mathematical
algorithms, living matter and so on, and extends the copyright monopoly to at
least 70 years past the death of the author.
An interesting topic to review regarding FTAs [Free Trade Agreements] is how,
in several cases, signing such an agreement places the legal norms in a
country in check. For example, in Mexico today there is an important confusion
regarding software patents that did not exist before the FTA: Mexican patent
legislation explicitly states that computer programs are not patentable (just
like corresponding legislation in Argentina and Brazil). Nevertheless, the
Mexican Patent Office has been granting software patents, in accordance with
the FTA with USA, which brings a major uncertainty to the Mexican community."
http://www.fsfla.org/?q=en/node/117
It's interesting because it's getting to be similar in the UK. Free Software
Magazine had an article about this recently.
BTW Doug, many of your good finds are in News Picks now.
--
~~ Best of wishes
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