Thanks gad_zuki and ptorrone-- I work on the magazine, and like pt said, we have done automobile and car projects-- but want to do many more! Those are both areas where I personally at least feel less knowledgeable and would greatly appreciate any ideas or pointers you or anyone else might have. For example, I would love to start getting into lowriders, and hopefully also get some lowrider clubs to come and exhibit at Maker Faire.
> so you can prove in court when what was submitted.
Right on! That's why everything in the Premises, Premises database is periodically written out to an archive file, which is MD5 fingerprinted, and then the MD5 codes are notarized in the real world by a notary public. Disprove *that*!
(Plug) Or check out http://www.premisespremises.com -- it's like halfbakery, LazyWeb, etc. but with additional technical and legal infrastructure that provides more protection.
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Patent applications from corporations and universities are technical, while the ones from the public are more understandable-- better mousetraps or whatever. (I know this is a generalization.) One requires technical expertise, the other simply requires a common-sense crackpot filter. The USPTO currently has to handle both.
For nontechnical ideas, a lighter form of protection based on peer-review could offload some of the USPTO's burden, while also making it easier to get good basic ideas into the world. This is the idea behind my site, Premises, Premises. It's an extension of the LazyWeb concept with added legal and technical infrastructure designed to prevent people from stealing. And yes, I'm trying to promote it-- but I do think it's a contribution.
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Thanks gad_zuki and ptorrone-- I work on the magazine, and like pt said, we have done automobile and car projects-- but want to do many more! Those are both areas where I personally at least feel less knowledgeable and would greatly appreciate any ideas or pointers you or anyone else might have. For example, I would love to start getting into lowriders, and hopefully also get some lowrider clubs to come and exhibit at Maker Faire.
> so you can prove in court when what was submitted.
Right on! That's why everything in the Premises, Premises database is periodically written out to an archive file, which is MD5 fingerprinted, and then the MD5 codes are notarized in the real world by a notary public. Disprove *that*!
(Plug) Or check out http://www.premisespremises.com -- it's like halfbakery, LazyWeb, etc. but with additional technical and legal infrastructure that provides more protection.
For nontechnical ideas, a lighter form of protection based on peer-review could offload some of the USPTO's burden, while also making it easier to get good basic ideas into the world. This is the idea behind my site, Premises, Premises. It's an extension of the LazyWeb concept with added legal and technical infrastructure designed to prevent people from stealing. And yes, I'm trying to promote it-- but I do think it's a contribution.