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Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format
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Mike Warren |
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Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format |
Date: |
29 Jan 2001 12:44:20 -0700 |
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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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- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format, (continued)
Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format, Tom Chance, 2001/01/27
Re: [Bug-gnupedia]Submissions in Word Format, Christopher Mahan, 2001/01/27