I can't see how any of these actually stand up in court. If you read the first patent it basically says "get the details of a computer system into a text file and load the information into a database"
If that's the case then Tivoli, et al, look out! What a waste of time, money and resource imho. -- Danny Kellett dkell...@javasystemsolutions.com On Tue, Sep 23, 2014, at 04:49 PM, Rick Cook wrote: ** Maybe, but legally, there is a difference between "stealing" a concept (nothing new under the sun) and stealing (the details) how that concept is brought to market. It doesn't help that the SNOW C-team is full of people with a track record of unethical, if not illegal, behavior. That BMC isn't the only competitor suing them adds weight to the claim. Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:44 AM, John Sundberg <[1]john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> wrote: ** That is a “stolen quote” … Many people say that line. Indirectly - it is saying - nothing is invented - just new interpretations of existing stuff. Take for example: [2]http://www.google.com/patents/US7617073 Adding colors to elements - based on health - and then make special marks based on a dependents components health. This sort of seems to be previous art. [3]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Minard#mediaview er/File:Minard-carte-viande-1858.png (Looks old to me) -John On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Rick Cook <[4]remedyr...@gmail.com> wrote: ** The money quote: "...company founder, Fred Luddy, described his approach to innovation by saying “. . . good artists copy and great artists steal, and I’ve been a thief all my life.” Little tip: That's maybe not something you say in public, Fred. You may remember Mr. Luddy as part of the Peregrine gang, which looks to be up to their old shenanigans. Details here. [5]http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/0 3/peregrine-ii-servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/# Rick Cook On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:01 AM, John Sundberg <[6]john.sundb...@kineticdata.com> wrote: ** [7]http://www.bmc.com/news/press-releases/2014/BMC-Software-Sue s-ServiceNow-for-Patent-Infringement.html -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." [8]651-556-0930 I[9]john.sundb...@kineticdata.com [10]www.kineticdata.com I[11]community.kineticdata.com _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ -- John Sundberg Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." [12]651-556-0930 I[13]john.sundb...@kineticdata.com [14]www.kineticdata.com I[15]community.kineticdata.com _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ References Visible links 1. mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com 2. http://www.google.com/patents/US7617073 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Joseph_Minard#mediaviewer/File:Minard-carte-viande-1858.png 4. mailto:remedyr...@gmail.com 5. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker/2013/apr/03/peregrine-ii-servicenow-insiders-including-moores-/ 6. mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com 7. http://www.bmc.com/news/press-releases/2014/BMC-Software-Sues-ServiceNow-for-Patent-Infringement.html 8. tel:651-556-0930 9. mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com 10. http://www.kineticdata.com/ 11. http://community.kineticdata.com/ 12. tel:651-556-0930 13. mailto:john.sundb...@kineticdata.com 14. http://www.kineticdata.com/ 15. http://community.kineticdata.com/ Hidden links: 17. http://goog_1607741485/ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
