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JPEG Patent Challenged

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the clearer-heads dept.

ChocLinux writes "The Public Patent Foundation has filed a request at the US Patent Office to revoke Compression Labs' data compression patent, which it is reportedly using to harrass anyone that implements the JPEG format. 'CLI's aggressive assertion of the '672 patent is causing substantial public harm by threatening this international standard on which the public relies,' says Pubpat in its filing."

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  1. If JPGs aren't available... by ian_mackereth · · Score: 4, Funny

    then beware of geeks bearing GIFs.

    1. Re:If JPGs aren't available... by Basehart · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Timeo danao et dona ferentes?"

      I'm not sure, and the worst part is they painted the whole thing yellow!

  2. They cited prior art ... by Woldry · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... was the prior art in JPEG format?

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    1. Re:They cited prior art ... by chris_eineke · · Score: 3, Funny

      Oh, the irony! They probably submitted a PDF. ;)

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  3. all your pr0n by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Compression Lab Inc:

    "All your pr0n are belongs to us"

    1. Re:all your pr0n by Trigun · · Score: 3, Funny

      They can have it, but only if they look at it all, and in court. I have gigabytes of midget viking porn, and that's the tamest.

      "I would like to introduce Exhibit A, an image of an overweight woman being anally penetrated by a vietnam war amputee's leg stump. Pay special attention to his cartoon-style moose horns as well"

  4. CORRECTION: Could it be? by AxsDeny · · Score: 1, Funny

    persue = pursue
    the use a = the use of

    Neither PNG *nor* JPEG have spell and grammar check. *sigh*

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  5. CLI associated with JPEGs? by cciRRus · · Score: 2, Funny

    CLI's aggressive assertion ...

    I didn't know CLI has anything to do with JPEGs. I get pics in my CLI like this "cat ascii_art.txt".

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