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

[mbain]

CRAP MAN !!!


Thats like me trying to patent French Fries and then make everyone who sells or

eats them pay royalties.

I am sure gifs would belong to the public domain ...


Next someone is gonna patent URL's - and if you hAve a URL you pay

...ridiculous......


Michael Bain

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>From another respected group I belong to, came this. So what is

the story behind 'gifs and Unisys's algorithm and the law, and the

possibility of being in litigation! AL Lyman



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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