http://techliberation.com/2006/07/14/software-patent-of-the-week-high-tech-bouncer/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/14/software-patent-of-the-week-high-tech-bouncer/comment-page-1/#comment-48403 MikeT Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:17:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/14/software-patent-of-the-week-high-tech-bouncer/#comment-48403 <p>It's gotta be new and innovative because it involves a computer! Sheesh. There's something about a lot of your average suits that the moment you say "it uses a computer!!" they just fall over one another talking about how cool and innovative it is. Then they'll be the ones saying that IT moves too fast to be regulated, but also the ones arguing that 17+ years for a patent isn't too long...</p> It’s gotta be new and innovative because it involves a computer! Sheesh. There’s something about a lot of your average suits that the moment you say “it uses a computer!!” they just fall over one another talking about how cool and innovative it is. Then they’ll be the ones saying that IT moves too fast to be regulated, but also the ones arguing that 17+ years for a patent isn’t too long…

]]> http://techliberation.com/2006/07/14/software-patent-of-the-week-high-tech-bouncer/comment-page-1/#comment-34133 MikeT Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:17:11 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2006/07/14/software-patent-of-the-week-high-tech-bouncer/#comment-34133 <p>It's gotta be new and innovative because it involves a computer! Sheesh. There's something about a lot of your average suits that the moment you say "it uses a computer!!" they just fall over one another talking about how cool and innovative it is. Then they'll be the ones saying that IT moves too fast to be regulated, but also the ones arguing that 17+ years for a patent isn't too long...</p> It’s gotta be new and innovative because it involves a computer! Sheesh. There’s something about a lot of your average suits that the moment you say “it uses a computer!!” they just fall over one another talking about how cool and innovative it is. Then they’ll be the ones saying that IT moves too fast to be regulated, but also the ones arguing that 17+ years for a patent isn’t too long…

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