Comments on: Right back at ya, Jon http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2004/10/06/right-back-at-ya-jon/ by Mark Mayo Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:37:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Dug http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2004/10/06/right-back-at-ya-jon/#comment-296 Dug Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:12:11 +0000 http://www.vmunix.com/mark/blog/archives/2004/10/06/right-back-at-ya-jon/#comment-296 Yeah, that "Kodak bites Sun in the ass" bit of Karma was quite funny. Live by the sword, die by the sword I guess. On the other hand, there has to be a way for software (or technology) companies in general to protect their investiment in a product, but not by abusing the current patent mechanism. Patents for concepts such as "a device to hold two pieces of paper together" should be rejected. If not then every staple, paper clip, and glue stick manufacture would have some issues. Yeah, that “Kodak bites Sun in the ass” bit of Karma was quite funny. Live by the sword, die by the sword I guess.

On the other hand, there has to be a way for software (or technology) companies in general to protect their investiment in a product, but not by abusing the current patent mechanism.
Patents for concepts such as “a device to hold two pieces of paper together” should be rejected. If not then every staple, paper clip, and glue stick manufacture would have some issues.

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