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Re: You know you're getting old when...
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Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:19:34 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Trevyn Watson wrote:
> From the article: "the ring tone was in effect pirated".
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> Does this strike anyone else as ridiculous? I don't believe that any
> copyright Compound Systems might have covers all uses of an 18 kHz tone,
> and I also don't believe that a patent on "a device that repels people
> by annoying them with sound" also covers "a ringtone that adults can't
> hear".
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> Sorry for going all ranty like that, but that sort of thing annoys me.
Yeah, the boundaries for patentable intellectual property are pretty weak these
days.
> (Also, hey everyone! Long time no post!)
Hey look guys, it's Trevyn! Welcome back!
Calum
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| (...) From the article: "the ring tone was in effect pirated". Does this strike anyone else as ridiculous? I don't believe that any copyright Compound Systems might have covers all uses of an 18 kHz tone, and I also don't believe that a patent on "a (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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