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Patent Claimed on System-Level Encryption

Posted by michael on from the never-would-have-thought-of-that dept.

nattt writes "The Register is reporting that a Californian firm, Maz Technologies has been granted a patent for application independant file encryption, and is now going after other companies with its lawyers to press its claims. It seems that the US patent office doesn't check very well for prior art, and their laxity is causing small firms that get attacked on infringing these bad patents a lot of money to defend themselves."

3 of 230 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Hey this is great! by metacell · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Why didn't we think of this. Let's get patents on watermarking and other intrusive technologies being rammed down our throats by content providers."

    Water marking? Great! Then the gov't wouldn't be able to cram their proprietary currency down our throats anymore.

  2. Re:Here's a thought... by stinkypantshomer · · Score: 4, Funny

    what about legitimate patents like this one? You can exercise your cat with a Method of exercising a cat People have cats... cats need exercise... I see problem solved!

  3. Encryption by Renraku · · Score: 3, Funny

    Encryption is only for terrorists. Therefore, everyone who encrypts is a terrorist. The RIAA is trying to get A LOT of things encrypted. So the RIAA is made up of A LOT of terrorists.

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    Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?