I recently went to a presentation on Verizon v Vonage, and one of the presenters said, "instead of patenting new inventions, companies are inventing new patents." That seems about right.
You are being sued for patent infringement. Cancel or Allow?
best take of all.
It is difficult to dismiss the feeling that some patent lawyer snookered a client out of a fee. What are the chances of prevailing in such suit?
suppose someone took you up on your offer, how would you handle billing? What are the chances of someone not being good for their money in a situation like that?
I know this is the least important aspect of this; but I cannot help but be curious.
Also, watch out for huge numbers of splogs put on every blog server by the candidates' campaign organizations.
which will all be listed under "online communications expenses" on their campaign filing forms.
The FEC was directed by the courts to issue regulations, this actually is not so bad. Had Congress passed HR 1606 Internet political activity would have been exempt.
If HR 4900 passes it will be much worse.
I don't think this is about competing. I think this is about finding a way to charge more for your current product line.
As someone suggested above, this is like charging both parties to make a phone call, rather than simply charging once to have a dial tone.
If they are using free software they are not spending your tax money. In any case they probably are not spending your tax money, the US foreign aid program is very inconsequential except for Israel and Egypt.
Africa is a big continent. Talking about Africa in terms of Rwanda is like talking about Europe in terms of the Balkans or Asia in terms of Burma. There are many countries and they are all different.
It would be great if there were a video version of blogging software. Something that would make it possible for non-techies to create their own video-blog with just a digital camera and access to the Internet.
Most of the material would be drivel; but the stuff that would be good would be very good indeed.
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Sure, we can change facts throught majority rule. Sure we can.
this is just sad, just plain sad. How could the FT publish such drivel?
I recently went to a presentation on Verizon v Vonage, and one of the presenters said, "instead of patenting new inventions, companies are inventing new patents." That seems about right.
I shouldn't wonder if you're right.
You are being sued for patent infringement. Cancel or Allow? best take of all. It is difficult to dismiss the feeling that some patent lawyer snookered a client out of a fee. What are the chances of prevailing in such suit?
Lost in the argument would be the basic need to have just one standard. I believe you have it precisely.
A good low tech option in my mind would be to vote the dumbasses out of power that think this is a good idea. Works for me.
Why not simply delete it from the server once the intended receipient has has opened it? What purpose is served?
suppose someone took you up on your offer, how would you handle billing? What are the chances of someone not being good for their money in a situation like that? I know this is the least important aspect of this; but I cannot help but be curious.
Also, watch out for huge numbers of splogs put on every blog server by the candidates' campaign organizations. which will all be listed under "online communications expenses" on their campaign filing forms.
The FEC was directed by the courts to issue regulations, this actually is not so bad. Had Congress passed HR 1606 Internet political activity would have been exempt. If HR 4900 passes it will be much worse.
I suspect crony capitalists in the Bush administration.
I don't think this is about competing. I think this is about finding a way to charge more for your current product line. As someone suggested above, this is like charging both parties to make a phone call, rather than simply charging once to have a dial tone.
If they are using free software they are not spending your tax money. In any case they probably are not spending your tax money, the US foreign aid program is very inconsequential except for Israel and Egypt.
Africa is a big continent. Talking about Africa in terms of Rwanda is like talking about Europe in terms of the Balkans or Asia in terms of Burma. There are many countries and they are all different.
Precisely so. Africans know what they need. It is not the place of Microsoft nor Slasdot denizens to tell them.
It would be great if there were a video version of blogging software. Something that would make it possible for non-techies to create their own video-blog with just a digital camera and access to the Internet. Most of the material would be drivel; but the stuff that would be good would be very good indeed.