Let's see: The Little Mermaid was initially released in 1989. H.C. Andersen died in 1875, plus 95 years this makes 1980. If the extend the copyright for another 20 years, then the heirs of Andersen should be able to sue Disney for copyright infringtion, or will the infringtion be time-barred?
...open everything, including the tv-out specs.
Which will not happen, because there is one of those infamous Macrovision chips involved, and I'm quite sure, they had to sign an NDA to get the programming specs. Remember Matrox G400; they were very open with the specs, but the support for TVOut in the X11 driver is only available with a binary only library.
I only wonder, how they were forced to put that chip on the card in the first place.
The examiner? with his limited time to examine a patent application and a limited library or resource materials to work from?
I admid, there may be cases, where the prior art is really hard to find. Here an examiner may be excused. Anyway, I suspect, the examiner has at least brain enough, to see obviousness. A patent like the discussed one, or "one-click", or the "y2k-window" patent shouldn't really pass the test.
The commissionier? who must deal with a Congress that already takes fees paid to the Patent Office and uses them to fund non-PTO matters?
Does he sign the patent claim to become a true patent? - If this is the case, see above.
The citizen?
We pay anyway.
such as yourself who only criticizes rather than calls his congressman...
There is no such thing as my congressman.
Yesterday I voted "void", because non of the available candidates represented a position that I share.
to complain about quality and states a willingness to be taxed more if that is what it takes?
I am quite sure, if we can keep the EU from adapting patents on software and business methods, there will be no need to increase taxes. sign here
If a patent is accepted by the PO and later rejected in court, because of prior art or obviousness, then the responsible people at the PO should pay all the legal fees from their own pockets.
Maybe this would help increase their awareness in the examination process.
You did not read the article, did you?
Yours was also my first thought, but in the article it is noted, that during the spache flight, the kosmonauts/astronauts did (and do) sports. The study focuses on people not moving at all. Maybe the third stage includes freezing the person;)
while there was a no-nuke-test treaty in place with the US!
No treaty was in place, only negotiations were on their way. See thid page for the history.
a snip: 1960 February, France conducts it first nuclear test in Algeria and in May, test ban negotiations are nearly concluded when an American U-2 spy plane is shot down over the U.S.S.R., increasing East-West tensions and spoiling the chance for agreement.
On February 11, 1960, the Eisenhower Administration redoubled its efforts by proposing a phased approach to achieving a comprehensive ban.The proposal was endorsed by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and with some further modifications, the proposal was accepted by Soviet Premier Krushchev, making it likely that the test ban treaty could be signed at the Paris summit that both President Eisenhower and Premier Krushchev had agreed to attend in May. However, the shoot-down of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union on May 1st led to an atmosphere of hostility that cut short the Paris summit and the chance for the test ban.
1961 January-July, Kennedy accelerates U.S. nuclear weapons deployments and East-West relations deteriorate over the Berlin crisis.
August, resumption of Soviet nuclear tests followed by resumption of U.S. testing in September. October 30, Soviet Union conducts largest nuclear test explosion ever, a 58 megaton atmospheric blast.
IANAL, but I bet this is giving some FSF lawyers pause to consider whether they need an explicit clause in the GPL to cover this.
I don't think so. The patent owners set the patent license. If they decide to publish the patented code as GPLed software, then they must comply with the GPL and the software, using the patented techique can be distributed free of charge. Since they certainly can set the patent license, they appearently have choosen to set it to no-cost for usage in the linux kernel and derived works.
Therefore, any use of this patented techique in an GPLed software will be possible.
If they would choose to set a license fee > 0 for usage in the linux kernel, then the GPL would force them not to distribute a kernel modified with their patented techique.
Fortunately, my research area seems not to be infected by the influence of the DMCA, but given that the papers are peer reviewed anyway, it would be lots simpler, if the editor points the author to issues with local law, instead of forcing authors from all over the world, to learn about some very special US-law.
Of cource, there is the option to publish in another journal and to avoid conferences in the USA...
But there is the other angle, that people are being held responsible for the material they submit, so that the publication (web or otherwise) doesn't take the penalty for your stupidity if you put up something that could cause a legal problem.
Is it stupidity that a researcher from Germany does not know the DCMA?
I have studied math, and not law for good reasons.
And anyway, I wouln't have studied US law. If it wasn't for my hope to be able to play DVDs on my linux box, I wouln't know nothing about the DMCA.
I wonder which of my collegues does. - I'm quite sure, they don't, and they regulary submit papers to IEEE journals.
I wonder why the "wide angle" flag is considered bad. Yes, it might not be easy to interpret the image, but if you become used to it, the fish-eye certainly gives you an advantage.
After reading this article, about how Hollywood studios use Linux to create their movies, one can clearly see that they are going mad indeed.
When will they learn that you can't eat the cake and keep it at the same time.
... to calculate the point where to fire the engine:-)
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I think the German patenting office must have employees with IQ's just as low as their american counterparts.
surprise, surprise, - but at least it is high enough to cash in the patent application fees;-)
He still uses only his legs ...
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... but some guy from germany resently patented a bike with an additional front drive (see picture)
This should bring the next speed improve.
You can reed more about it here (in german).
Here is a translation - I leave it like this because its sounds so funny -):
- Translation Results by SDL International --
That patented is "Tigerbike" especially smart conceived bicycle. In front and back wheel drive leave in this construction independently from one another make use of. A tip speed can be reached of 50 km/h by the additional front wheel drive. This drive functioned over a step warehouse appropriate in addition over the Lenker. This be connected over a chain with a Ritzel mounted at the Vorderrad. A hubs control provides also at the Vorderrad for the suitable translation. In the manual actuating of the front wheel drive can nevertheless problem-free directed become. With this practicable fitness machine, one trains the entire body during a drive.
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Let's see: The Little Mermaid was initially released in 1989. H.C. Andersen died in 1875, plus 95 years this makes 1980. If the extend the copyright for another 20 years, then the heirs of Andersen should be able to sue Disney for copyright infringtion, or will the infringtion be time-barred?
...open everything, including the tv-out specs.
Which will not happen, because there is one of those infamous Macrovision chips involved, and I'm quite sure, they had to sign an NDA to get the programming specs. Remember Matrox G400; they were very open with the specs, but the support for TVOut in the X11 driver is only available with a binary only library.
I only wonder, how they were forced to put that chip on the card in the first place.
The examiner? with his limited time to examine a patent application and a limited library or resource materials to work from?
...
I admid, there may be cases, where the prior art is really hard to find. Here an examiner may be excused. Anyway, I suspect, the examiner has at least brain enough, to see obviousness. A patent like the discussed one, or "one-click", or the "y2k-window" patent shouldn't really pass the test.
The commissionier? who must deal with a Congress that already takes fees paid to the Patent Office and uses them to fund non-PTO matters?
Does he sign the patent claim to become a true patent? - If this is the case, see above.
The citizen?
We pay anyway.
such as yourself who only criticizes rather than calls his congressman
There is no such thing as my congressman. Yesterday I voted "void", because non of the available candidates represented a position that I share.
to complain about quality and states a willingness to be taxed more if that is what it takes?
I am quite sure, if we can keep the EU from adapting patents on software and business methods, there will be no need to increase taxes.
sign here
If a patent is accepted by the PO and later rejected in court, because of prior art or obviousness, then the responsible people at the PO should pay all the legal fees from their own pockets. Maybe this would help increase their awareness in the examination process.
... the story was aleady covered in a slashback.
... ;-)
Not that I complain
You did not read the article, did you? /astronauts did (and do) sports. The study focuses on people not moving at all. Maybe the third stage includes freezing the person ;)
Yours was also my first thought, but in the article it is noted, that during the spache flight, the kosmonauts
while there was a no-nuke-test treaty in place with the US!
No treaty was in place, only negotiations were on their way. See thid page for the history.
a snip:
1960 February, France conducts it first nuclear test in Algeria and in May, test ban negotiations are nearly concluded when an American U-2 spy plane is shot down over the U.S.S.R., increasing East-West tensions and spoiling the chance for agreement.
On February 11, 1960, the Eisenhower Administration redoubled its efforts by proposing a phased approach to achieving a comprehensive ban.The proposal was endorsed by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and with some further modifications, the proposal was accepted by Soviet Premier Krushchev, making it likely that the test ban treaty could be signed at the Paris summit that both President Eisenhower and Premier Krushchev had agreed to attend in May. However, the shoot-down of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union on May 1st led to an atmosphere of hostility that cut short the Paris summit and the chance for the test ban.
1961 January-July, Kennedy accelerates U.S. nuclear weapons deployments and East-West relations deteriorate over the Berlin crisis.
August, resumption of Soviet nuclear tests followed by resumption of U.S. testing in September. October 30, Soviet Union conducts largest nuclear test explosion ever, a 58 megaton atmospheric blast.
... she runs Linux ...
... she runs on GNU/Linux ...?
didn't you want to say
IANAL, but I bet this is giving some FSF lawyers pause to consider whether they need an explicit clause in the GPL to cover this.
I don't think so. The patent owners set the patent license. If they decide to publish the patented code as GPLed software, then they must comply with the GPL and the software, using the patented techique can be distributed free of charge. Since they certainly can set the patent license, they appearently have choosen to set it to no-cost for usage in the linux kernel and derived works. Therefore, any use of this patented techique in an GPLed software will be possible.
If they would choose to set a license fee > 0 for usage in the linux kernel, then the GPL would force them not to distribute a kernel modified with their patented techique.
As usual IANAL.
the most standartised characteristic should be that the one who got the most votes wins
Which is also not the case in Germany, due to an error in the election rules - see here (german)
Be honest, actually you wanted to write:Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these.
Didn't you?
Simple answer: Electronic paper, a bunch of articles can be found here
Fortunately, my research area seems not to be infected by the influence of the DMCA, but given that the papers are peer reviewed anyway, it would be lots simpler, if the editor points the author to issues with local law, instead of forcing authors from all over the world, to learn about some very special US-law.
...
Of cource, there is the option to publish in another journal and to avoid conferences in the USA
But there is the other angle, that people are being held responsible for the material they submit, so that the publication (web or otherwise) doesn't take the penalty for your stupidity if you put up something that could cause a legal problem.
Is it stupidity that a researcher from Germany does not know the DCMA?
I have studied math, and not law for good reasons. And anyway, I wouln't have studied US law. If it wasn't for my hope to be able to play DVDs on my linux box, I wouln't know nothing about the DMCA.
I wonder which of my collegues does. - I'm quite sure, they don't, and they regulary submit papers to IEEE journals.
I wonder why the "wide angle" flag is considered bad. Yes, it might not be easy to interpret the image, but if you become used to it, the fish-eye certainly gives you an advantage.
Read this book to find out, how religions grow and fall ;-)
After reading this article, about how Hollywood studios use Linux to create their movies, one can clearly see that they are going mad indeed.
When will they learn that you can't eat the cake and keep it at the same time.
So the patent application fees are actually license fees, right?
Heh. What will the actual last Final Fantasy game be called?
Finally uninspired?
>US "patent" policies *very* brain-damaged. ...
That's what it says: Unbelivable Stupid patent policy
nopatents
Actually there are WinTV-boards out there with an IR remote control build in.
And I hope "odyssey" will not end up in a space odyssey.
... to calculate the point where to fire the engine :-)
I think the German patenting office must have employees with IQ's just as low as their american counterparts. ;-)
surprise, surprise, - but at least it is high enough to cash in the patent application fees
... but some guy from germany resently patented a bike with an additional front drive (see picture)
This should bring the next speed improve. You can reed more about it here (in german).
Here is a translation - I leave it like this because its sounds so funny -):
- Translation Results by SDL International --
That patented is "Tigerbike" especially smart conceived bicycle. In front and back wheel drive leave in this construction independently from one another make use of. A tip speed can be reached of 50 km/h by the additional front wheel drive. This drive functioned over a step warehouse appropriate in addition over the Lenker. This be connected over a chain with a Ritzel mounted at the Vorderrad. A hubs control provides also at the Vorderrad for the suitable translation. In the manual actuating of the front wheel drive can nevertheless problem-free directed become. With this practicable fitness machine, one trains the entire body during a drive.