Re[2]: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents
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texte = Ah, that is the rub; almost all innovation is obvious after the fact. If we canprove that someone was talking about doing this sort of thing in WebCat (or someother package) before the patent was filed, or that someone had actually done itbefore Amazon began using it, then it was not an innovation worthy of patentprotection. If all of the evidence is that people were talking about doing ashopping cart like Amazon's, they have a legitimate claim to primacy in thisnarrow sense.I am not saying that the patent should be upheld, just that people who think itis merely using cookies to recognize previous visitors are not reading theactual patent. I think, if software patents should be allowed at all, theyshould be for a greatly reduced time period. The old type patent required timeto build the hardware; software is much easier to get working right away. Howabout 2 years for software patents? 20 years Internet time is about 2 yearsreal time, right?John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents Author:
(WebCatalog Talk)Date: 3/6/00 1:52 PMBut it has to be an innovation, one that others would probably not be ableto come up with easily. If it is likely that others could have easily comeup with the routine without copying the you can't reasonably hold thepatent. Robert MinorDirector of Internet Services------------------------------------------------------------Cybermill Communicationshttp://www.cybermill.com http://www.merchantmaker.comProviding Ecommerce and interactive website development andhosting services on Macintosh, Windows NT, Unix, and AS/400.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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Ah, that is the rub; almost all innovation is obvious after the fact. If we canprove that someone was talking about doing this sort of thing in WebCat (or someother package) before the patent was filed, or that someone had actually done itbefore Amazon began using it, then it was not an innovation worthy of patentprotection. If all of the evidence is that people were talking about doing ashopping cart like Amazon's, they have a legitimate claim to primacy in thisnarrow sense.I am not saying that the patent should be upheld, just that people who think itis merely using cookies to recognize previous visitors are not reading theactual patent. I think, if software patents should be allowed at all, theyshould be for a greatly reduced time period. The old type patent required timeto build the hardware; software is much easier to get working right away. Howabout 2 years for software patents? 20 years Internet time is about 2 yearsreal time, right?John Peacock____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re: Re[2]: OT: Amazon Patents Author: (WebCatalog Talk)Date: 3/6/00 1:52 PMBut it has to be an innovation, one that others would probably not be ableto come up with easily. If it is likely that others could have easily comeup with the routine without copying the you can't reasonably hold thepatent. Robert MinorDirector of Internet Services------------------------------------------------------------Cybermill Communicationshttp://www.cybermill.com http://www.merchantmaker.comProviding Ecommerce and interactive website development andhosting services on Macintosh, Windows NT, Unix, and AS/400.-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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