Re: [DotGNU]DCMA devils

[Jeremy Petzold]

Speaking of patents, do you think that we could get a
patent pending on the login system as of right now?
--- Ron Burk <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> >   If Microsoft execs don't like something in the
> DMCA,
> >is there something that we can use in the DMCA to
> shield ourselves from
> >potential Microsoft attacks?
> 
> My twisted little mind has thought: "What if this
> simple single
> logon standard spreads very quickly among web site
> designers,
> and what if dotGNU were to claim IP in it, and grant
> rights
> to all but Microsoft-controlled companies, to keep
> Passport
> from being able to easily get at the customer data
> formed
> behind this standard (and from being able to
> "embrace
> and extend" it).
> 
> In olden days, it was not possible to keep someone
> from perverting your idea unless you patented it.
> With the DCMA, I no longer have any idea what-all
> legal rights a copyright grants (and many things in
> this area have not been tested in court).
> Ron Burk
> HighTechInfo.com, www.hightechinfo.com
> 
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