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IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 14:53:48 -0500
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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: March 1, 2017 at 2:47:28 PM EST To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017 IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/effs-stupid-patent-of-the-month-ibm-claims-ownership-of-out-of-office-e-mail/ The "invention" represented in the '842 patent is starkly at odds with the real history of technology, accessible in this case via a basic Google search. EFF lawyer Daniel Nazer, who wrote about the '842 patent in this month's "Stupid Patent of the Month" blog post, points to an article on a Microsoft publicity page that talks about quirky out-of-office e-mail culture dating back to the 1980s, when Microsoft marketed its Xenix e-mail system (the predecessor to today's Exchange.) - - - Crooks. --Lauren-- Your Google Experiences - https://vortex.com/google-experiences REPORT Fake News Here! - https://factsquad.com STOP President Trump - https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump Lauren's YouTube Recommendations - https://vortex.com/lauren-youtube - - - Lauren Weinstein (lauren () vortex com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 - - - The correct term is "Internet" NOT "internet" -- please don't fall into the trap of using the latter. It's just plain wrong! _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad
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