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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."

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  1. Re:Funny how... by cscx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    America has to realise one thing.... the rest of the world

    Australia has to realize one thing... that alcohol does not consititute a food group.

  2. Re:Here's a thought... by Pussy+Is+Money · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ! ALWAYS THOUGHT NUTSACK INDUSTRY DEAD OR DYING?!?&yel ling;

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  3. Re:Here's a thought... by I+have+nutsack · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You are mistaken in that assumption. The American nutsack industry (and indeed that of the world) is well on its way up, due to the much-needed stimulus package employed by Bush's Republican administration.

    President Bush recognizes the importance of the protective satchel within which one may transport nuts, and is said to frequently enjoy the use of multiple nutsacks on a daily basis, depending on his schedule for that particular day. His most-used model is part of a retro series, which is meant to evoke the feeling of the satchel used by President Harry S. Truman. We in the industry refer to it as the "Harry nutsack".

    It's quite popular, especially amongst the ladies and small children. I'm quite surprised you're not familiar with it.

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