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SBC Patents Links, Dynamic Pages

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up dept.

Oculus Habent writes "Robert Cringley has an article on a patent that SBC aquired. Patented in 1996 is the concept of linking to dynamic content with a static element of a page. First approaching museumtour.com, a small site, and asking them to obtain a revenue-based license, SBC appears to be trying to set precedent. He goes on to note that SBC is not a villian for doing this - it is after all a valid patent, and that what is needed now is prior art."

3 of 444 comments (clear)

  1. When did this become relevant? by kuroth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sometime in the last week, presumably.

    2003-01-21 01:53:12 More Patent Nonsense (articles,patents) (rejected)

  2. Another patent... What next by howman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I want to patent my sperm so I can sue my cloned children.

    --
    flinging poop since 1969
  3. f*** SBC Ameritech by Dalroth · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is the same company that called me repeatedly the weekend of Jan 17-20. They called me from an area code listed in Phoenix. Every time the phone rang, I answered, heard a beep and then was immediatley hung up on. Everytime I tried to call that number back, I was told the line was "disconnected."

    Sometime Tuesday morning while I was at work I received the call again. I answered, as usual, and *FINALLY* somebody answered. Lo and behold it was SBC Ameritech trying to sell me DSL service because DirecTV was shutting down.

    Well, you know what? I'm already in the process of signing up with Speakeasy (a quality company that cares about it's customers). Needless to say I tore the guy a new one. I will *NEVER* buy any service from that company again. This is just one of MANY bad experiences I have had with them over the years.

    And did I mention all of this took place over my CELL phone?

    Ameritech *IS* a bad company. I have years worth of experience behind me as proof. I used to work for an ISP, I've tried to setup homemade DSL at home using an OPX line, and of course I have had my land based phone lines through them in the past. Every single damn experience has been an absolutely *NIGHTMARE* (including getting my stupid land phone installed because the jackass who lived in the apartment before me had a $500 bill he didn't pay and they wanted ME to pay for it!!).

    SBC? SBC is no better. Don't let the name change fool you. They're still the same greedy monopolistic assholes they ever were.

    They ARE the bad guys.