RE: FLASH: FLASH (OT) giff's and the Law

[Lee Hunter]

Unisys DOES have the patent on GIF format but the rest of the story is

nonsense. They are NOT billing you for having GIF files on your site.


This is an urban legend.


> Unisys is now charging ANYBODY a royalty if they are using ANY

> gif's on

> >their web site. See, Unysis now has the patent for that format and

> are

> >planning to enforce the patent. So if your web site has ANY gif's,

> and they

> >know about it, you will get a bill for $5,000.00 for the rights to use

> >it!!!!



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