Suddenly a JPEG Patent and Licensing Fee

Michael Long writes "Forgent Networks (www.forgentnetworks.com) has announced that it owns the software patent on JPEG compression technology, and has stated that it is "in contact" with computer, software, camera, and other digital imaging product manufacturers regarding licensing terms. This ambush of the digitial imaging industry will probably stand as the worst public relations nightmare a company can inflict upon itself."

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Re:Pantent?

[ajakk]

Hot coffee, anoyone?

The McDonalds hot coffee incident was much worse than it was played out to the media. McDonalds had been told by many people that their coffee was FAR too hot to be served to people. They consistently kept their coffee 20-30 degrees hotter than everyone else. The woman who had it spilled onto her groin had third degree burns over the majority of her groin. This was not just some case where someone got a little hurt because they spilled hot water on themselves.

Reparations for the ancestors of the slaves?

No one in modern times has ever received money for slave reparations (nor should the in my opinion).