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Company Aims To Patent Security Patches
Jonas Maebe writes "Someone thought up another way to profiteer from the software patent system: when a security hole is discovered, they'll try to patent the fix in order to collect money when the affected vendors close the hole in their product. The company in question is not shy about its intentions: Intellectual Weapons will only consider vulnerabilities in high-profile products from vendors with deep pockets. Let's be thankful for yet another way software patents are used to promote science and the useful arts."
Only in America dudes.. Oh wait!
You are being sued for patent infringement. Cancel or Allow?
"A method of entering replies in to slashdot using a computer keyboard to generate alphanumeric characters which are used to create textural comments to a news item.". If *anyone* else says *anything* from now on, you have to pay me.
I want a list of atrocities done in your name - Recoil
"Moreover this type of behavior is exactly the type of action Congress might find sufficiently indefensible to act on patent law."
OOh, THAT would be a happy day indeed.
These guys are weasels, through and through, but if it helps to bring down our Evil Patent Overlords...
Go scumbags, go scumbags, yaaaaaaaay SCUMBAGS!
The Digital Sorceress
Evil(TM/Copyright/Patent Pending) is spreading
contact@intellectualweapons.com
;-)
submit@intellectualweapons.com
apply@intellectualweapons.com
Now listen: do *NOT* post these e-mail addresses in public places, specially forums, you know how bad SPAM can get!
i have something better
1) patent patches
2) patent tuesdays
3) $Profit$