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SBC Demands Royalties for Links in Frames

Posted by timothy on from the gutsy-and-bold-but-a-bad-aftertaste dept.

John Miles writes "Offering yet another persuasive argument in favor of employee substance-abuse testing at the US Patent and Trademark Office, SBC Communications is asserting exclusive ownership of the concept of links in browser frames. With SBC's convenient new rate plan, now you, too, can afford to license your favorite HTML feature!"

2 of 55 comments (clear)

  1. Covers Windows Explorer? by ccady · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Wouldn't this patent cover Windows Explorer?

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    J'aime mieux les méchants que les imbéciles, parce qu'ils se reposent. -- Alexandre Dumas
  2. a few spelling errors in the letter... by pumpkinescobarsof2 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    makes me wonder if the letter is legit, and not some scammer.