A lot of money by any standards
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I thought Fraunhofer had the full rights to MP3. Does this just open a can of worms or should I say a can of Lawyers? The patient system should have been trashed when Apple tried to get Microsoft over the stupid trash can icon.
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Apple vs. Microsoft over the "trash can" icon -- was a copyright "look-and-feel" issue, not a patent one. I'm surprised at how few (of otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :sigh:
Well, I'm not intelligent person yet also i don't the basic difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :-D:-D So what's the different between a copyright, and a patent ? I always assume that they are same "animal". :-D:-D
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Apple vs. Microsoft over the "trash can" icon -- was a copyright "look-and-feel" issue, not a patent one. I'm surprised at how few (of otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :sigh:
chimera67 wrote:
I'm surprised at how few (otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent.
Especially true amoung lawyers! :-D
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Well, I'm not intelligent person yet also i don't the basic difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :-D:-D So what's the different between a copyright, and a patent ? I always assume that they are same "animal". :-D:-D
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Easy! Copyright is anything with the symbol ©. Trademark is anything with the symbol ™. Patent is... patent®! Just kidding... this link can help you: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/whatis.htm[^]
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Apple vs. Microsoft over the "trash can" icon -- was a copyright "look-and-feel" issue, not a patent one. I'm surprised at how few (of otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :sigh:
Excuse me, if I cannot remember the details after more than a decade :) Was silly no matter what the case!
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Easy! Copyright is anything with the symbol ©. Trademark is anything with the symbol ™. Patent is... patent®! Just kidding... this link can help you: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/whatis.htm[^]
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Clickok wrote:
Copyright is anything with the symbol ©. Trademark is anything with the symbol ™. Patent is... patent®!
:sigh: Almost ... ® means registered trademark.
I was kidding chimera... read the link that I have provided ;) I have placed the ® to state that the phrase "Patent is... patent" is supposed registered by me :rolleyes:
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I was kidding chimera... read the link that I have provided ;) I have placed the ® to state that the phrase "Patent is... patent" is supposed registered by me :rolleyes:
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Apple vs. Microsoft over the "trash can" icon -- was a copyright "look-and-feel" issue, not a patent one. I'm surprised at how few (of otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :sigh:
chimera67 wrote:
difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent
I think the line of demarcation between the three said entities is rather thin.
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I thought Fraunhofer had the full rights to MP3. Does this just open a can of worms or should I say a can of Lawyers? The patient system should have been trashed when Apple tried to get Microsoft over the stupid trash can icon.
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Rocky Moore wrote:
I thought Fraunhofer had the full rights to MP3
Apparently so did others. M$ paid Fraunhofer US$1.6M to get a license for MP3. Apparently ownership is in question. I had a contract at Lucent in the past and wondered what Alcatel was thinking when they bought them because Lucent (and Alcatel by the way) seemed to be way behind Fuji when it came to optical switches -- Lucent's flagship product. :confused: This may be what they had in mind? :~
Rocky Moore wrote:
Does this just open a can of worms or should I say a can of Lawyers?
Why disparage worms? :-D Now that there is a scent of blood money in the water the lawyers are surely circling. :~
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Apple vs. Microsoft over the "trash can" icon -- was a copyright "look-and-feel" issue, not a patent one. I'm surprised at how few (of otherwise intelligent) people seem to know the the difference between a trademark, a copyright, and a patent. :sigh:
chimera67 wrote:
patent
Are you sure you dont mean patient??? :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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