Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-25 Thread Andrea Glorioso
Erik == Erik de Castro Lopo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:09:37 + Jennifer Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do the new patent laws allow somebody to patent methods that are already in the public domain??? Currently the the USPTO is allowing just

Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-25 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 22:02:53 +0200 Andrea Glorioso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Only if you have enough money and time to afford to do that. Exactly. However, the existance of a large number of patents has a chilling effect on innovation, exactly the opposite of what patents are supposed

Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-24 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:23:03 -0400 Paul Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2004/L3.html I really think that worrying about patents is a waste of time. In addition, considering that knowingly infringing on a patent usually carries a larger penalty than

Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-24 Thread Jennifer Dillon
On Tuesday 24 August 2004 03:23, Paul Davis wrote: http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2004/L3.html No need to worry about this at the moment. Patent pending gives protection only for a period of 1 to 3 years if the patent applied for is renewed for the maximum period. It means that the

Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-24 Thread Jan Depner
On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 11:09, Jennifer Dillon wrote: I have been experimenting with psychoacoustic mehods and enhancement in both hardware and software for the last 20 years and there already is quite a lot of information in the Public Domain. Do the new patent laws allow somebody to patent

Re: [linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-24 Thread Erik de Castro Lopo
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:09:37 + Jennifer Dillon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do the new patent laws allow somebody to patent methods that are already in the public domain??? Currently the the USPTO is allowing just about anything to be patented and the PTO simply doesn't have the manpower to

[linux-audio-dev] a new patent to worry about

2004-08-23 Thread Paul Davis
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