Ideaflood being crass?

Paul · Admin Joined: Feb 22, 2002 Posts: 5678 Location: USA

So it seems this company has recently made a patent that might cause problems for small web hosting companies making use of subdomain autocreation software:

http://thewhir.com/features/subdomain.cfm

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars...PN/6687746

It is quite interesting to see how the PTO can approve items that the rest of the world already knows exists previously.

Here are copies of the letter:

http://161.58.167.50/letter.jpg
http://www.hosthideout.com/attachment.p...stid=49875

Here are the threads from which it came:

http://www.hosthideout.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8603
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthrea...=ideaflood

Maybe we should patent the ability to POST and GET data on the web?

Prince_Serendip · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 7:33 am Post subject:

Hi Paul!

This could become (or already is) a huge legalistic mess! It means that what Internet is and the many things it does will become legally defined?? EEEEE!

This reminds me of the new frontier of North America a few hundred years ago, when remote hosting countries layed false (but legal according to them) claims to vast tracts of land they had never been to nor would ever visit! They then sold titles and deeds to anyone who was interested.

Looks like a huge tug-of-war is brewing that could have tremendous impact on the entire Internet. I need to read more on this subject.

Best regards from Larry

Paul · Admin Joined: Feb 22, 2002 Posts: 5678 Location: USA

Kind of like selling property on the moon.

Prince_Serendip · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 9:43 am Post subject:

Yes! But they are very very serious about it. This could cause more harm than good. Does IdeaFlood have lots of clout? Or, will they endlessly lobby to get changes made for their profit?

Paul · Admin Joined: Feb 22, 2002 Posts: 5678 Location: USA

http://nukecops.com/article-1826-nested-0-0.html

georgiaguy thinks that 'prior art' will prove the patent unenforceable.

k027 · Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:10 am Post subject:


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