[Patents] Re: [Patents] Re: [Patents] Re: Patents digest, Vol 1 #99 - 2 msgs

[Rik van Riel riel@nl.linux.org]

On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Nick Fleming wrote:

> > > Excerpt from Kernel Traffic 
> > > (http://kt.linuxcare.com/kt19991115_43.html):
> > > 
> > >        It would be interesting for someone to set up a www.priorart.org
> > >        web site, dedicated towards finding and exposing stupid USPTO
> 
> I think a site that held purely expired patents would be a good start,
>  as this would give a clear indication of what IS in the public
> domain, rather than what might be.

>             Also Donations of 20 year old software / source code
> would help as this would also constitute prior art / public domain
> software, as long as the copyright issues can be resolved of
> course. Many programs written for home computers in the late 70's,
> early 80's for example, which may have contained patented material
> will soon go beyond the allowed period for patent protection -
> ideal material for prior art / public domain reference ?

While I don't have time to work on such a site, I'd
be more than willing to host it on NL.linux.org...

regards,

Rik
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