Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft patent on scenery rendering
On Sunday 23 December 2007 13:12:17 Robert Black wrote: I was doing a search and ran across this http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7158135.html It came up because it referenced terragear docs. Thought some might be interested. Not that I care about software patents in the first place, but it looks like they are patenting ideas that are in public domain already. Since when has that become possible? Ampere - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft patent on scenery rendering
Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: On Sunday 23 December 2007 13:12:17 Robert Black wrote: I was doing a search and ran across this http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7158135.html It came up because it referenced terragear docs. Thought some might be interested. Not that I care about software patents in the first place, but it looks like they are patenting ideas that are in public domain already. Since when has that become possible? For a very long time, and is why some of us have been actively fighting software patents and other forms of Intellectual Property laws which do nothing to protect authors and are in place to protect the profits of large corporations and stifle innovation and competition. You too can join the fight. There are many active communities trying to bring sanity back to the world. Currently I am involved here in Canada to ensure that the proposed legislation that mirrors the draconian DMCA in the US does not get passed. Check out the EFF as a place to start: http://www.eff.org -- Visit my Gallery at http://www.ascendant-online.net - Aviaton and other Art, Avation Stories, Philosophy, Flight Simulator News, and the occasional rant. AMD Phenom Quad Core Processor review http://www.ascendant-online.net/node/371 Wondering who I am? http://www.zoominfo.com/Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=371276611 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft patent on scenery rendering
On Sunday 23 December 2007 13:44:15 Shad Young wrote: Ampere K. Hardraade wrote: On Sunday 23 December 2007 13:12:17 Robert Black wrote: I was doing a search and ran across this http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7158135.html It came up because it referenced terragear docs. Thought some might be interested. Not that I care about software patents in the first place, but it looks like they are patenting ideas that are in public domain already. Since when has that become possible? For a very long time, and is why some of us have been actively fighting software patents and other forms of Intellectual Property laws which do nothing to protect authors and are in place to protect the profits of large corporations and stifle innovation and competition. Just to elaborate: I am against software patent. But when someone can patent ideas that are in public domain, then it doesn't just concern software patents anymore. It means the entire patenting system is broken. Ampere - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
Re: [Flightgear-devel] Microsoft patent on scenery rendering
Ampere K. Hardraade schreef: Just to elaborate: I am against software patent. But when someone can patent ideas that are in public domain, then it doesn't just concern software patents anymore. It means the entire patenting system is broken. Ampere It is only a matter of time until some corporation starts patenting the laws of physics. The whole idea of 'intellectual property' seems a mystery to me -- it means anyone can claim that he/she thought up something and wants to make a large amount of money out of it. I'm not against making money out of tangible objects -- hardware, physical media -- but the whole idea of making money out of 'thin air', being either artistic or intellectual, seems a bit ridiculous. I think it's one of the extremeties of the free market. But I've got a feeling that the whole market on IP will collapse in the near future: the Writer's Guild of America is already on strike in the movie world, with the Screen Actor's Guild following shortly, because they just don't make enough money out of the 'air' sold. :) - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
