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____/ Chris Ahlstrom on Monday 22 December 2008 12:37 : \____
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> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
> this bit o' wisdom:
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>> PATENT OFFICE GRANTS PUBPAT REQUEST TO REEXAMINE WIDELY ASSERTED PHOTOMOSAIC
>> PATENT: Government Finds 'Sunstantial Questions' Regarding Validity of
>> Patent Asserted Against Important Open Source Project
>>
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>>| The Public Patent Foundation ("PUBPAT") announced today that the U.S.
>>| Patent and Trademark Office has granted its formal request to review a
>>| patent relating to photomosaics (large pictures made up of many smaller
>>| pictures) assigned to Mr. Robert Silvers, who has been aggressively
>>| asserting the patent against many individuals, small businesses, and even
>>| against an important open source software program (GIMP).
>> `----
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>> http://www.pubpat.org/silvers498granted.htm
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> http://www.kirchgessner.net/photo-mosaic.html
>
> The image mosaic plug-in for the GIMP is no longer supported or
> distributed. Mr. Robert Silvers, the holder of a patent related to the
> technology that was used in the plug-in, argued that the software would
> directly infringe his patent rights. It is not clear if the patent is
> applicable in this case. But I have neither the time, interest or money
> for legal action. So I complied with the cease and desist request.
>
> PHOTOMOSAIC® is a registered trademark of Runaway Technology, Inc. The
> photomosaic process is patented (US Patent No. 6,137,498) and protected
> by the patent, copyright, and other intellectual property laws of the
> United States and other major countries.
Software patents harm society.
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