http://swpat.ffii.org/index.en.html
Do what you can, please.
Protest against patenting
Created 20 years ago2004-05-10 12:00:21 UTC by
Seventh-Monkey
Created 20 years ago2004-05-10 12:00:21 UTC by
Seventh-Monkey
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 12:00:21 UTC
Post #26302
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 13:55:04 UTC
Post #26311
Why would youm protest against patents?!?! then sum1 would just steal your design! isnt that right zombieloffe!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 14:04:30 UTC
Post #26318
i gonna get a paten on air and water
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 15:42:57 UTC
Post #26336
The patents are indeed that ridiculous. People'll be patenting things like PRINT commands.
Read the site, ieatmonkeychow. This is not the sort of patent the protest regards.
Read the site, ieatmonkeychow. This is not the sort of patent the protest regards.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 15:55:02 UTC
Post #26337
im not really feeling ot do anything. how would i get my money then for the air you gys breath : i requested it teoday so if i was you i would hold my breath for a while:)
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 16:00:08 UTC
Post #26338
Unlike copyright, patents can block independent creations. Software patents can render software copyright useless. One copyrighted work can be covered by hundreds of patents of which the author doesn't even know but for whose infringement he and his users can be sued. Some of these patents may be impossible to work around, because they are broad or because they are part of communication standards.
In most countries, software has, like mathematics and other abstract subject matter, been explicitely considered to be outside the scope of patentable inventions. However these rules were broken one or another way. The patent system has gone out of control. A closed community of patent lawyers is creating, breaking and rewriting its own rules without much supervision from the outside.
In most countries, software has, like mathematics and other abstract subject matter, been explicitely considered to be outside the scope of patentable inventions. However these rules were broken one or another way. The patent system has gone out of control. A closed community of patent lawyers is creating, breaking and rewriting its own rules without much supervision from the outside.
- From the site I pointed out
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 17:11:54 UTC
Post #26348
horrible, m0n. we gonna cut em ruggers up an string em to a phone booth foo shizzle.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-10 17:52:29 UTC
Post #26362
stop makin fun of black zombie! and now i got a patent on mapping! pay up sukkerz!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-11 08:24:11 UTC
Post #26466
i got a pantent on patnets on mapping so pay up to me you monkeychow bastard
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-11 10:33:01 UTC
Post #26494
ieamonkeychow you rascist. or thats how i see it...
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-11 11:11:47 UTC
Post #26501
the word Ketchup is patented by Heinz making use for the tem catsup
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-11 14:05:14 UTC
Post #26525
thats strange.... now i got a patent on getting patents on getting patents on patenting mapping! MUHAHAHAHAHAAHHA!!!!!
(does that make sense?)
(does that make sense?)
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-12 05:04:23 UTC
Post #26608
that's the idea. to stop this patenting rage, you just have to get a patent on patenting! I bet that's possible. too many stupid patents can be made. 
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-12 13:11:22 UTC
Post #26639
Finally, an intelligent post.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-12 15:30:48 UTC
Post #26653
If i had my way i'd patent the rights to that post button.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-12 16:11:47 UTC
Post #26677
i patented those smileys to, pay up!!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-12 16:24:38 UTC
Post #26689
Im going To Patent my Face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take This you WAREZ BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Take This you WAREZ BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!
MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-13 07:10:56 UTC
Post #26753
Its utterly ridiculous, stuff like this. Reminds me of a story!
Story Time
Gather round children, gather round and I'll spin you a tale...
The year is 2000AD or there abouts. We are situated in the lovely country of America. Along comes our main character, a lady in her car, racing to the nearest McDonalds for a bit of sustinence. Into the Drive-Thru she goes and emerges with a wonderfull cup of glorious coffee. She places this coffee on the dashboard and zooms off.
She keeps driving until she is suddenly confronted with a red light! The red light turns its menancing glare towards her car, forcing her to apply the cars breaks. Well at that point the coffee slips right off the dash and into her hands and face sending scalding coffee all over her!!
Eventually she recovers from her horrific burns and takes McDonalds to court, sueing the giant corporation for failing to warn her that the coffee was hot. She recieved $1million.
And that is the end of the story children, run off to bed.
(This story is true.)
Story Time
Gather round children, gather round and I'll spin you a tale...
The year is 2000AD or there abouts. We are situated in the lovely country of America. Along comes our main character, a lady in her car, racing to the nearest McDonalds for a bit of sustinence. Into the Drive-Thru she goes and emerges with a wonderfull cup of glorious coffee. She places this coffee on the dashboard and zooms off.
She keeps driving until she is suddenly confronted with a red light! The red light turns its menancing glare towards her car, forcing her to apply the cars breaks. Well at that point the coffee slips right off the dash and into her hands and face sending scalding coffee all over her!!
Eventually she recovers from her horrific burns and takes McDonalds to court, sueing the giant corporation for failing to warn her that the coffee was hot. She recieved $1million.
And that is the end of the story children, run off to bed.
(This story is true.)
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-13 08:01:06 UTC
Post #26764
What does this have to do with patenting? but it is sad, i think...
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-14 04:40:10 UTC
Post #26888
It has nothing to do with patenting, just another stupid thing that we do.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-14 06:04:04 UTC
Post #26893
well in a way it does. it shows how f**ked up the american law is. it give way to much power to the people who can't handle it or don't deserve it. that's why a certain small group of people creates a very bad image of america. know what I mean?
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-14 10:09:26 UTC
Post #26926
copyrigth......naaaaaaaahhhh......rigth to copy!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-14 17:14:40 UTC
Post #26990
Hazerdous is right! you only win a trial if have have cha-ching! cash! 
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-19 14:47:38 UTC
Post #27672
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-19 16:27:18 UTC
Post #27679
I don't care about patents, just do what you like, if they sue, then they're idiots.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-19 17:33:04 UTC
Post #27686
I patented that line of words, im gonna sure your ass.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-19 20:50:20 UTC
Post #27701
sure? sue? or su? however its spelled... i know its not sure!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 02:17:32 UTC
Post #27746
I don't care about patents, just do what you like, if they sue, then there idiots.A lot of small software companies aren't going to think like that, nor are, say, Open Source developers. PHP? Apache? SQL? Where'd TWHL go all of a sudden?
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 08:04:36 UTC
Post #27796
its right here!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 08:10:31 UTC
Post #27806
is this seventh? stop posting you person thingy!!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 08:12:03 UTC
Post #27808
no it wuz me
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 08:13:32 UTC
Post #27810
joking or....?
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 08:14:59 UTC
Post #27813
NO! So what, are you gonna join me on my protest against painting ?!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 11:52:43 UTC
Post #27847
chow: look up what those pieces of software are
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 11:57:19 UTC
Post #27851
i would just like to say i have put a patent on The use of any object in any shape, way or form by any living organism.
right
everyone stop doing things. you do not have the right.
right
everyone stop doing things. you do not have the right.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 13:58:35 UTC
Post #27876
damnit!! uho, how much are you suing me for?
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 13:58:38 UTC
Post #27877
damnit!! uho, how much are you suing me for?
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 14:18:35 UTC
Post #27886
I guess the majority of the twhl community is too young to realize how serious some apparently ludicrous topic can be.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 14:35:47 UTC
Post #27894
Thank god, a sensible comment from someone who realises the implications of this.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 14:38:05 UTC
Post #27897
wacka wacka woooo!!! spamming is fun! hi oh!! weee!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 14:54:03 UTC
Post #27903
7thmonkey, could you please delete this qwerty account? Or at least put a patent on using it. 
Sorry, that was mediocre.
Sorry, that was mediocre.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 16:38:45 UTC
Post #27923
Oh no! my ass will be sured!
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 16:47:18 UTC
Post #27924
Sued, ok? happy?
I'm not really sure what a patent can do, or even what it is, but it sounds... bad heh.
I'm not really sure what a patent can do, or even what it is, but it sounds... bad heh.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-20 17:34:45 UTC
Post #27932
Gnn! Got an internet connection and doesn't even know what a patent is. Where does education take places nowadays? 
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-21 02:15:27 UTC
Post #27970
English isn't his first language though.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-21 05:28:23 UTC
Post #27979
I know english well enough.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-21 10:26:28 UTC
Post #28045
I ain't no know langeege to weal.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-21 11:47:10 UTC
Post #28053
I signed up on that protest-site. Wee. If the patents have their ways, I won't be able to have my PHP.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-22 09:37:11 UTC
Post #28207
PHP? people hurt puppets? hmmmmm... lol.
Posted 20 years ago2004-05-26 04:17:41 UTC
Post #28725
HM, 49 replies and about 70% do not refer to the topic or are just plain stupid. Why do all the intelligent threads die in this forum? All this patenting shit can and will hurt innocent people only, do something!
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