Re: [SAtalk] Re: patent on TMDA-like system On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 the voices made Jason R. Mastaler write:

> jm@jmason.org (Justin Mason) writes:
>
> > Sounds a lot like TMDA to me. :( Filing date is July 26, 2001,
> > granted May 16, 2002.
> >
> > TMDAers, have you seen this before?
>
> No, but thanks for pointing it out.
>
> > I'd presume TMDA is prior art, but still, it could be troublesome...
>
> Yup.  TMDA's core functionality was fully established before even the
> filing date.
>
> Anyone with experience in this area have a recommendation on whether
> this should be pursued or not?

 If you think you can survive it, please fight... When I found that patent I
found others that were just common sense, things that any geek could implement
with his script/shell-language of choice; and it's time for someone to get the
medias attention on what's going on.
 Basically this is the new wave of "namenappers"; it used to be domainnames,
not it's all the basic general ideas they can think off/find on the web that
they're patenting.


	/Tony
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