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Re: [News] US Patent Madness: Curve Ball Patentable? Typos?

  • Subject: Re: [News] US Patent Madness: Curve Ball Patentable? Typos?
  • From: Homer <usenet@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 05:03:19 +0100
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Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:

> VeriSign wins patent for Internet typo redirection

Good grief!

It's bad enough these goons pulled that hijacking stunt to begin with,
but now they've *patented* the process ... and USPTO *let* them!

Only in America.

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