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BT Pushing Hyperlink Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up dept.

There's been a lot of new publicity lately about the British Telecom trying to defend a patent that they claim means they invented hyperlinking. Currently they are going after Prodigy for using hyperlinking back in the early eighties. We've mentioned this one before, but it really looks like they are going to push it. Insane.

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  1. Very similar to an Onion article... by twocents · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.theonion.com/onion3311/microsoftpatents .html

    Except the for fact that the current article seems to be based in fact.

  2. Techno/Industrial Wars? by Morphy3 · · Score: 4, Funny


    What beef does BT have with the group Prodigy?

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  3. Tagline is hilarious by TheTomcat · · Score: 5, Funny

    The last part of the article:

    'See "internet links" for the text of BT's patent. There is no charge for doing so.'

    *snicker*
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  4. Re:Already set to die on arrival by Flounder · · Score: 4, Funny

    As mentioned in the article, Douglas Englebart demonstrated something that sure looks like a hyperlink. Once again, Xerox PARC saves us all! w00T!

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