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Altnet Threatens P2P Companies Over File Hash Patents

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the knuth-cited dept.

devil_doll writes "I saw over on p2pnet that Altnet is trying to 'mug' a number of P2P companies with seemingly bogus patents. One of them is titled 'Data processing system using substantially unique identifiers to identify data items, whereby identical data items have the same identifiers,' and appears to be nothing more than a simple hash table."

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  1. What?! by EMIce · · Score: 4, Funny

    You need a special table to make hash?

    Here is s simpler way -

    1) Powder dry herb
    2) Place in a jar of 90% isopropyl alcohol
    3) Shake vigorously for 2 minutes
    4) Strain, filter
    5) Evaporate on a plate over a source of steam
    6) Scrape up the goodies
    7) Profit

    1. Re:What?! by EMIce · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well, that was suppose to be anonymous. Ahh well.

    2. Re:What?! by eclectro · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, that was suppose to be anonymous. Ahh well.

      The Dept. of Homeland security has just dispatched the black helicopters. Please get up from your hash table and exit your mom's basement with your hands on your head.

      --
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