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Grex > Music2 > #190: Net Music: MP3, SDMI, and Disintermediation |  |
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mcnally
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response 50 of 54:
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Jul 16 17:14 UTC 1999 |
I still remember back in the 80s when someone was allegedly awarded a
software patent on the process of element-by-element string comparison..
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dbratman
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response 51 of 54:
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Jul 21 20:50 UTC 1999 |
I want a patent on obnoxiousness in online postings. Then I'd refuse
to license it, and life would be so much more peaceful. <g>
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mcnally
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response 52 of 54:
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Jul 21 23:44 UTC 1999 |
If it wasn't denied on the basis of 'obviousness' I'm afraid you'd
still have to deal with a substantial body of 'prior art.'
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remmers
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response 53 of 54:
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Jul 26 18:20 UTC 1999 |
And true obnoxiousness is, indeed, an art.
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krj
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response 54 of 54:
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Sep 1 00:39 UTC 1999 |
Online news sources such as www.sonicnet.com are reporting the
conviction of Jeff Levy, who earns the dubious distinction of
the first felony conviction under the 1997 "No Electronic Theft Act."
Levy was convicted of running an MP3 server with copyrighted
songs at his school, the University of Oregon.
Levy could face a maximum sentence of 3 years in prison and a
$250,000 fine, though he pled guilty in return for prosecutors'
pledge to seek "the most lenient sentence allowed under federal
guidelines."
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