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Pop-Under Ads Patented

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the thats-pretty-funny dept.

gopherdata writes "The Oregonian is running a article about a company, Exit Exchange, that claims to have invented the pop-under ad and is currently in the process of patenting it. According to the article the company hopes to collect royalties from other companies using pop-under ads. Are two lines of javascript worthy of a patent?" On the other hand, this is one stupid patent I'd love to see held up, just so that the licensing fees could discourage advertisers from attacking their potential clients.

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  1. too bad. by cygnus · · Score: 4, Funny

    unfortunately, this patent is enforcable, since it's filed underground underneath the patent office and only available once you leave the building.

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  2. Here's the two lines... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    browser.slipUnderDaCovers();
    browser.annoyTheFuck OutOfPerson("X11 Camera - see secret booty shots");

  3. Is it possible...? by RobinH · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would I be able to patent the act of patenting stupid, obvious ideas? Then I could get a royalty from the next person who tries to patent something like breathing. Maybe I could patent the process of obtaining a patent on someone's genes - now THAT would be lucrative!

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    1. Re:Is it possible...? by Phexro · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Would I be able to patent the act of patenting stupid, obvious ideas?"

      No, but you might be able to get one for beating dead horses.

  4. money spent on research? by Weh · · Score: 3, Funny

    So how much money did it cost to research the concept of a pop-under ad? Did they spend years in developing and perfecting the concept? What a load of crap. Someone should patent reasonable thinking in patent offices, there sure doesn't seem to be much prior art.

  5. First they came... by Hack+Shoeboy · · Score: 1, Funny

    First they came for the pop-under ads, and I did nothing because I was not a fan of pop-under ads....

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  6. Re:Fine with me by VistaBoy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pants off? Figures you'd say that...that's what most of the pop-under ads are about anyways...

  7. Re:Bah. by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    We're already tumbling head first down that slope, hitting our head on each rotation a la Homer Simpson. All this means is that jerk Flanders falls down with us.

  8. Re:better idea.. by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 3, Funny

    The goatse.cx guy?

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  9. Re:we can't have this both ways by Technician · · Score: 3, Funny

    Wow, using HTML and JavaScript can be patented! What will they think of next? Using the left button on a mouse to get something to happen? Ops, sorry that has already been patented.

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  10. Re:Fine with me by Jetson · · Score: 2, Funny
    I hope they sue the pants off and stop every other company from using them :-)

    ...including the oregonlive website that's carrying the article! What irony-- I go to read an article about the menace of pop-under advertising and get hit by a pop-under advertisement.

  11. Re:Out of control by freechina · · Score: 2, Funny

    Give me the name/email of your HR person so I can send my resume! Ethically, I agree with RMS. Realistically, I O I O