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Chosen Few
Alpha Channel Slave
Join date: 16 Jan 2004
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04-20-2008 11:06
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9923977-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20Apparently, Apple filed a patent application two years ago for the kind of shopping experiences we routinely have in SL. I haven't read through all 56 pages of the application, but some of the things it covered on just page 1 seem way too generalized and too broad in scope for my taste. If the patent is granted, it seems that at least some of what we do in SL might become Apple's exclusive property. Thoughts?
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milady Guillaume
Shhhh, I'm researching!
Join date: 28 Dec 2003
Posts: 696
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04-20-2008 11:22
I would say that their patent application is too late. My "art" has been sold at Leather Kisses since the spring of 2004. There were many other stores here before that. I'd say Apple doesn't stand a chance.
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Lindal Kidd
Dances With Noobs
Join date: 26 Jun 2007
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04-20-2008 12:00
That's typical.
In a patent application, you claim the entire world, and then let the lawyers whittle you down.
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Conan Godwin
In ur base kilin ur d00ds
Join date: 2 Aug 2006
Posts: 3,676
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04-20-2008 12:02
How long does the patent on a general concept (as opposed to a specific creation) last? It can't be indefinite, otherwise there would only be one brand of vacuum cleaner on the market and one brand of cola.
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