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BT's Hyperlinking Patent Refuted

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the this-story-violates-this-patent-twice! dept.

parvati writes "According to a newscientist.com story a 1968 Stanford University film demonstrating the use of the first mouse may be used to refute BT's claim of a 1976 patent on hyperlinks. In the film the mouse is used to click on hyperlinks." I've got a patent pending on swallowing, oxidation, and chewing gum.

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  1. Re:Protesting against patents by brunes69 · · Score: 5


    How ironic that your petiton site is sponsored by amazon.com, one of the biggest stupid patent holders we discuss on Slashdot!

    What are you thinking?


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  2. A little concerned by schussat · · Score: 5
    I won't complain as vitriolically as some about the recent spate of duplicate stories on slashdot, but the fact that this same story was posted two or three days ago (see it here) is troubling.

    Has slashdot grown so large that there are perhaps too many people with the ability to post stories? Or does it need someone "at the top" to make sure duplicates like this don't get through? Is slashdot so big that it just can't be managed by anybody? I hope not, but I'm really curious; what's breaking down so much that this keeps happening?

    Maybe we can have some constructive discussion instead of the regular round of "slashdot's gone downhill" talk. To CmdrTaco and the rest: We know you're all busy. But can you work this out?

    -schussat

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  3. Hey! by the+eric+conspiracy · · Score: 4

    I have a patent on posting redundant patent stories on Slashdot!! You will be hearing from my attorney shortly.

  4. Re:CEASE AND DESIST ORDER: by empesey · · Score: 5

    This 'oxidation' infringes on patent number 623326 for our product 'Rust'

    Well, your patent number (623326) infringes on my patent (123321) on having patent numbers that are palindromes.

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