EFF: Let's Bust Bad Patents

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Time to bust some patents

Time to bust some patents 05/27/2004 03:14 PM

Clear Channel Finds Another Way to Abuse Artists: Patents. The company recently bought a patent for recording a CD of a concert immediately after the show. A profitable, artist-empowering industry currently uses the technology, but Clear Channel plans to enforce its patents across and beyond its 130 U.S. venues. [EFF: Mini Links]

OK - so this is a clear opportunity for someone (EFF?) to bus these dam patents.

This one - claiming that you can't record a show and burn a CD - most probably has plenty of prior art/usage on it.  You telling me that NO ONE recorded a show and burned it - before this patent was applied for?

I bet not.

I bet there are folks back at the JVC labs in Kamakura who were recording shows and burning CDs as far back as 1984-5.  I was in an impromtu show at the JVC labs in 1987 that was then turned into a CD, and they told me they had been doing for a while.  When was this patent applied for?

EFF To Proactively Try To Bust Bogus
Patents

EFF To Proactively Try To Bust Bogus
Patents 04/19/2004 04:29 PM
Realizing that any real patent reform is going to take decades, and that everyone is suffering now from bogus patents, it appears that the EFF is setting up a project to try to proactivel y bust bogus patents. It's a great goal, but it remains to be seen how effective they are. Others have tried to do similar things (though, perhaps with different tactics) without much success so far.

EFF Contest to Bust 'Frivolous' Patents
You might not know that Microsoft was
recently awarded a patent for 't

EFF Contest to Bust 'Frivolous' Patents
You might not know that Microsoft was
recently awarded a patent for 't 06/11/2004 10:01 AM
AVN Online Jun 11 2004 2:15PM GMT

Software patents are bad for coders like
literary patents would be for writers

Software patents are bad for coders like
literary patents would be for writers 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Cory Doctorow: Richard Stallman, creator of the Free Software movement, has written a tremendous essay for the Guardian on the risks of software patents. Richard undertakes a gedankenexperiment about "literary patents" and the impact they would have had on Victor Hugo as he sat down to pen Les Miserables.

Now consider this hypothetical literary patent: Claim 1: a communication process that represents, in the mind of a reader, the concept of a character who has been in jail for a long time and subsequently changes his name...

These patents would all cover the story of one character in a novel. They overlap, but they do not precisely duplicate each other, so they could all be valid simultaneously - all the patent holders could have sued Victor Hugo. Any one of them could have prohibited publication of Les Misérables.

You might think these ideas are so simple that no patent office would have issued them. We programmers are often amazed by the simplicity of the ideas that real software patents cover - for instance, the European Patent Office has issued a patent on the progress bar, and one on accepting payment via credit cards. These would be laughable if they were not so dangerous.

Link (Thanks, Phil and Eloisa!)

Munich OSS switch to go ahead, patents
or no patents

Munich OSS switch to go ahead, patents
or no patents 08/12/2004 09:52 AM
Merely paused for thought, says mayor

Bust-Up Or Not To Bust-Up?

Bust-Up Or Not To Bust-Up? 05/07/2004 05:02 AM
A new Probe Droid has just been launched; this week we're asking collectors if they plan to add Gentle Giant's new line of Bust-Up micro busts to their collection. With loads of detail and a five dollar price point; are you in for the complete set, a select few, or taking a pass on the line? Look for the latest Probe Droid ballot now and cast your vote today!

You Really Bust Me Up

You Really Bust Me Up 05/06/2004 05:25 PM
Another treat for Gentle Giant fans, today we offer up a few high-res shots of the Heroes of the Rebellion series of Bust-Up micro-busts.

BUST

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Dot.com guy goes bust and changes name

Dot.com guy goes bust and changes name 07/14/2004 08:32 PM

Dot-com bust not over

Dot-com bust not over 04/12/2004 03:41 AM
USA Today Apr 12 2004 7:43AM GMT

CAN-SPAM Is A Bust

CAN-SPAM Is A Bust 08/07/2004 02:05 PM

Stormtrooper Bust-Ups...1...2...3

Stormtrooper Bust-Ups...1...2...3 12/28/2004 07:33 PM
Forum member "xwing25" adds a photo of several of his Gentle Giant collectibles, including all 3 variations of the Stormtrooper Bust-Up. Click here to see the rest of the images and share your finds.

CAN-SPAM Big Bust

CAN-SPAM Big Bust 08/06/2004 06:04 AM
MX Logic, a firm who has been tracking CAN-SPAM complience, says, "Get a good spam filter, because despite federal law, it's not going away anytime soon."

The numbers don't lie: CAN-SPAM is a bust. Compliance with CAN-SPAM has fallen to a new low, according to recent data collected by MX Logic.

In July, compliance fell for the first time under one percent to a measly 0.54 percent of all unsolicited commercial mail the company sampled during the month.

The Denver-based firm has been tracking compliance with CAN-SPAM since the federal law went on the books in January. Through April, MX Logic's numbers remained stable, with about three percent of spam messages complying with the law's requirements, which range from verifiable return addresses to measures consumers and businesses can use to opt out of mailing lists. In May and June, however, the number slipped to one percent.

"Now it's been halved," said Steve Ruskin, a senior analyst at MX Logic. "No one's really sure what's going on, but it's clear that CAN-SPAM isn't a threat to spammers. They're just ignoring it."

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News source: TechWeb

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Mercury Or Bust!

Mercury Or Bust! 08/03/2004 05:17 AM
CBS News Aug 3 2004 9:41AM GMT

Iraq or bust!

Iraq or bust! 12/31/2003 03:35 PM
Iraq or bust! Usama Alshaibi, an Iraqi-American filmmaker whose flight from Saddam's Iraq and experiences in the U.S. were recently featured in Studs Terkel's latest book, is returning to Iraq after over 20 years to film a documentary, and is using his weblog and website to raise funds for the trip. Contributors will be given a producer credit, so this might be your big chance to make it on IMDB someday.

52 magazines or bust

52 magazines or bust 12/29/2003 04:22 PM
Starting the first week in January, I'm going to read a different magazine every week for the entire year (while reserving the right to quit...

DotComGuy Goes Bust and Changes Name
(AP)

DotComGuy Goes Bust and Changes Name
(AP) 07/14/2004 08:33 AM
AP - Call it the DotComGuy bust.

Boom to bust ...but dot.com man would
still do it again

Boom to bust ...but dot.com man would
still do it again 01/18/2004 09:20 PM
Straits Times Jan 19 2004 0:07AM GMT

Exclusive UK Bust Ups

Exclusive UK Bust Ups 07/14/2004 01:43 PM
Gentle Giant's exclusive UK distributor, Cards Inc., will be releasing an exclusive four pack of the first wave of Bust Ups - check out Euro.Rebelscum.com for more details.

Bar code bust

Bar code bust 12/31/2004 10:26 AM
David Pescovitz: Two couples in Nashville were busted this week for printing out their own UPC bar codes and slapping them on products in Wal-Mart and other stores to lower prices. Allegedly, they were part of a larger ring in 19 states that over the last decade would buy the, er, "discounted" items and later sell the goods or return them in exchange for gift cards that they'd also peddle. Authorities say that the scheme defrauded Wal-Mart alone of $1.5 million. Link

Windows XP N a Bust

Windows XP N a Bust 06/24/2005 06:17 PM

Nano or Bust

Nano or Bust 04/30/2004 02:50 PM
Why picks and shovels may be more profitable than gold in the nano world.

Bust-Ups Series 2

Bust-Ups Series 2 12/26/2004 12:50 PM
Earlier this week, I asked for finds on the second series of Bust-Ups from Gentle Giant, and forum member "Drew724" has posted a few pictures of his collection. Included are both versions of Darth Vader, both versions of Darth Maul, and two of the three versions of the Stormtrooper. Click here to see the rest of the images and share your finds.

WinHEC or Bust

WinHEC or Bust 04/30/2004 04:29 PM
From Microsoft Watch: It's that time of year again… time for OEMs, developers and other geeks who exult in the guts of Windows to converge for the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC). Longhorn will definitely be the watchword.

Dot-com bust isn't over for workers

Dot-com bust isn't over for workers 04/12/2004 04:53 AM
USA Today Apr 12 2004 9:08AM GMT

To Boston by bus or bust

To Boston by bus or bust 05/11/2004 01:22 PM

Usually when I go home to Boston to visit my family, I spring for the Acela train because you get guaranteed seating and it's fairly fast (~3.5 hours). But it's also very expensive, nearly $200 round-trip. So this past weekend I resorted to my old friend, the Peter Pan bus. And would you believe it, if you purchase your ticket online in advance (all you seem to need is one day before you depart), it's $30 round-trip. $30! Ok, they stick you with a $4 fee for "will call pick-up" but still, that's nearly six trips to Boston for the price of one train trip. And both ways, my journey was four hours exactly. Sure, it wasn't as pleasant as the train, and there's no plug for your laptop, and they showed the movie The Recruit both ways, but what do you expect for that price? I'm going to take the bus more often, I just can't resist a bargain!

Bust the caps?

Bust the caps? 11/05/2003 12:02 PM
Howard Dean is asking his supporters whether or not he should accept federal matching funds and the concomitant spending restrictions.

Baghdad or Bust

Baghdad or Bust 02/01/2005 09:24 PM
It’s said that Iraq is a colonial artifact, a paint-by-numbers nation of dissimilar parts: non-Arab Kurds in the north, Sunni Arabs in the middle, majority Shi‘a Arabs in the south. The end of World War I found Western powers in control of formerly Ottoman Turk lands in the Middle East. Colonial administration and the eventual withdrawal of Westerners (Britain, in the case of Iraq) left phony national borders that served the occupiers' whimsy or...

Taiwan bust

Taiwan bust 01/05/2005 01:12 AM
CNET Asia Jan 5 2005 4:53AM GMT

Thought for the day:Bust or boom

Thought for the day:Bust or boom 06/17/2004 09:18 PM
Computer Weekly Jun 18 2004 1:08AM GMT

Photographers' bust card

Photographers' bust card 06/23/2004 11:13 AM
Here's a great printable one-pager that describes what you're legally allowed to take pictures of, and what to do if someone tries to bust you for it.

148K PDF Link (Thanks, Tom!)

Buster's plan a bust? To some, yes

Buster's plan a bust? To some, yes 07/12/2004 05:42 PM

Darth Maul Bust-Up

Darth Maul Bust-Up 06/10/2004 01:33 AM
The upcoming Bust-Up of Darth Maul, the main mean man from The Phantom Menace, has been revealed in our forums. The pose looks like it was taken right from this image of the Sith Lord. Look for more images of the Bust-Up lines in the latest issue of Lee's Toy Review.

'...he just did my bust and my nose'
(Reuters)

'...he just did my bust and my nose'
(Reuters) 06/24/2005 09:57 PM
Reuters - Miss World, the Peruvian beauty queen Maria Julia Mantilla, said Wednesday she was considering suing a plastic surgeon after he told the press he had given her buttock implants and trimmed her ears.

There Is Another...Blackhole
Stormtrooper Bust-Up

There Is Another...Blackhole
Stormtrooper Bust-Up 02/01/2005 09:52 PM
Last week, we told you about an exclusive variant of the Gentle Giant Studios Blackhole Stormtrooper Bust-Up randomly included in the Stormtrooper Bust-Up Army Builder sets from StarWarsShop. Now the gang over at Galactic Hunter has uncovered another variant of that set. Click here for more. How many versions of the Blackhole Stormtrooper will there be? With 8 possible poses to choose from, the mind boggles!

Is Adsense Going to Eventually Bust?

Is Adsense Going to Eventually Bust? 04/11/2005 05:09 PM

GGS Chrome Stormtrooper Bust

GGS Chrome Stormtrooper Bust 01/05/2005 04:05 PM
Previews UK has announced that Gentle Giant is set to offer a Chrome Stormtrooper mini-bust, to be made available this month. According to the latest issue the piece will have an SRP of £36.99, and due to its limited edition status allocations may occur. So far there has been no mention of availability in the U.S., but we expect to have more details on that soon.

Internet ads no longer a bust

Internet ads no longer a bust 05/29/2004 03:29 AM
Seattle Post Intelligencer May 29 2004 7:38AM GMT

The Global Baby Bust

The Global Baby Bust 12/28/2004 07:38 PM
The Global Baby Bust Summary: Most people think overpopulation is one of the worst dangers facing the globe. In fact, the opposite is true. As countries get richer, their populations age and their birthrates plummet. And this is not just a problem of rich countries: the developing world is also getting older fast. Falling birthrates might seem beneficial, but the economic and social price is too steep to pay. The right policies could help turn the tide, but only if enacted before it's too late.
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