Re: OT: Amazon Patents

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 28605
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texte = >> http://www.oreilly.com/ask_tim/amazon_patent.html > > It's real, and it's also very old news. > > If the patent isn't valid it'll get overturned in the courts (Amazon is > currently suing Barnes & Noble), if it is then arguing against it is > pointless (ie the courts say it is, so it *is*).The problem is: they did it. They did patent a common web technique called Setting a cookie to identify your visitors.All it takes is ONE court to enforce the patent to create jurisprudency.If it does happen, then I will have to patent some of my own stuff and so will you. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  3. Re: Re[2]: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents (Bob Minor 2000)
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  5. Re: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents (Bob Minor 2000)
  6. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Clive Bruton 2000)
  7. Re: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  8. Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents (jpeacock@univpress.com 2000)
  9. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  10. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Will Starck 2000)
  11. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Charles Kline 2000)
  12. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Nicolas Verhaeghe 2000)
  13. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Clive Bruton 2000)
  14. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Bob Minor 2000)
  15. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Mike Davis 2000)
  16. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Christopher Feyrer 2000)
  17. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Brad Eisenberg 2000)
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  19. Re: OT: Amazon Patents (Christopher Feyrer 2000)
  20. OT: Amazon Patents (Mike Davis 2000)
>> http://www.oreilly.com/ask_tim/amazon_patent.html > > It's real, and it's also very old news. > > If the patent isn't valid it'll get overturned in the courts (Amazon is > currently suing Barnes & Noble), if it is then arguing against it is > pointless (ie the courts say it is, so it *is*).The problem is: they did it. They did patent a common web technique called Setting a cookie to identify your visitors.All it takes is ONE court to enforce the patent to create jurisprudency.If it does happen, then I will have to patent some of my own stuff and so will you. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Nicolas Verhaeghe

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