Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format

[Mike Warren]

Gareth Owen <address@hidden> writes:
> Mike Warren <address@hidden> writes:

> > > You misunderstand, you can use GIFs on your site if the software
> > > you used to create the GIFs is licenced.

> > No such free software exists, nor can it as long as the patent
> > stands.

> Or "wherever the patent stands" which is a key issue in the Unisys
> patent.  The USPO does not create international law.

True. However, many international patent agreements make it insanely
easy to get a patent which is valid in a lot of places. I'm not sure
about the validity of the LZW patent (for example, Canada doesn't
allow patenting of algorithms, AFAIK; if they do, I'm writing more
letters to be MP ;) but many types of US patents are rubber-stamped
into Canadian patents, IIRC.

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