WTF? How is this "Bush's" plan...
from the article:
"The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,'' said U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-sponsored the measure with U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.).
I guess the truth doesn't matter...as long as there's another excuse to bash Bush.
I'm all about capitalism and the free market. Except that patents are a government-granted monopoly which is a way of defeating the free market. I am also significantly older than 16 and am not against patents in general. I'm against obvious patents and all software patents.
"What I can't agree with is the way people here vilify anyone for registering a patent."
I think your perception is due to the fact that the only patents we tend to see posted here are of the absurd kind. I believe that if it was newsworthy enough to post a reasonable, non-obvious/trivial, non-software patent here, you would see a much different reaction.
You can read the patent which will point out how the invention works (in great detail) why they think the invention is new, and the applications that they thought of.
Perhaps you have a point for mechanical inventions and even non-trivial/obvious software...however I see none of this in the patent we're discussing. The real work here is in the code...the idea costs nothing as is obvious. The code isn't published with the patent. Therefore we gain nothing from the publishing of this "invention".
BTW, there is nothing stopping you from reading and then building a prototype of something that is patented.
But with the patent office in a few years then that idea will become open source -- it will make it into the public domain. Soon everyone will be able to use it.
20 years for software patents. 20 years! Your definition of soon is way out of line with the pace of the software industry.
I just don't see how you can justify your position...sometimes the majority does get it right.
The patent office does suck.
You're missing the point.
I sincerely doubt the FBI did this to showcase their superior hacking skills...the point was to show how easy it would be for *anyone* to gain access to a wifi network.
I doubt the FBI is interested in taking credit for the methods...otherwise they might have at least allowed their photos to be taken. Yeesh.
Seen it in Chicago...they chuck a stuffed cow over the castle wall.
Hank Azaria makes a great frenchman, but I felt Tim Curry's talents were somewhat wasted.
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WTF? How is this "Bush's" plan... from the article: "The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use,'' said U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-sponsored the measure with U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.). I guess the truth doesn't matter...as long as there's another excuse to bash Bush.
I'm all about capitalism and the free market. Except that patents are a government-granted monopoly which is a way of defeating the free market. I am also significantly older than 16 and am not against patents in general. I'm against obvious patents and all software patents.
"What I can't agree with is the way people here vilify anyone for registering a patent."
I think your perception is due to the fact that the only patents we tend to see posted here are of the absurd kind. I believe that if it was newsworthy enough to post a reasonable, non-obvious/trivial, non-software patent here, you would see a much different reaction.
Perhaps you have a point for mechanical inventions and even non-trivial/obvious software...however I see none of this in the patent we're discussing. The real work here is in the code...the idea costs nothing as is obvious. The code isn't published with the patent. Therefore we gain nothing from the publishing of this "invention".
BTW, there is nothing stopping you from reading and then building a prototype of something that is patented.
I've seen this one fiercely debated here...and the consesus seemed to be that in fact, it *is* a violation to build your own for your own personal use - it's just unlikely that you'll be sued and if you are, damages would be minimal. Although, I must admit personal ignorance on this one.l d=1&commentsort=0&tid=159&mode=thread&cid=7079953
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=80328&thresho
But with the patent office in a few years then that idea will become open source -- it will make it into the public domain. Soon everyone will be able to use it.
20 years for software patents. 20 years! Your definition of soon is way out of line with the pace of the software industry.
I just don't see how you can justify your position ...sometimes the majority does get it right.
The patent office does suck.
It was "NO PLATE" and according to snopes.com it's true. http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/noplate.asp
You're missing the point. I sincerely doubt the FBI did this to showcase their superior hacking skills...the point was to show how easy it would be for *anyone* to gain access to a wifi network. I doubt the FBI is interested in taking credit for the methods...otherwise they might have at least allowed their photos to be taken. Yeesh.
The lawyers, of course!
Seen it in Chicago...they chuck a stuffed cow over the castle wall. Hank Azaria makes a great frenchman, but I felt Tim Curry's talents were somewhat wasted.