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Re IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017
From: "Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 06:05:52 +0000
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dave Bachmann <bachmann () us ibm com> Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 12:15 AM Subject: Re: [IP] IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017 To: <dave () farber net> Hi Dave, I see the article was updated later this afternoon: *Update 3:53 pm:* Asked about EFF's criticisms of the patent, an IBM spokesperson said that "IBM has decided to dedicate the patent to the public." The company notified USPTO today that it will forego its rights to the patent. dave [image: Inactive hide details for "Dave Farber" ---03/01/2017 02:08:19 PM---Begin forwarded message: > From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@v]"Dave Farber" ---03/01/2017 02:08:19 PM---Begin forwarded message: > From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com> To: "ip" <ip () listbox com> Date: 03/01/2017 02:08 PM Subject: [IP] IBM gets a patent on "out-of-office" e-mail messages--in 2017 ------------------------------ Begin forwarded message: *From:* Lauren Weinstein <*lauren () vortex com* <lauren () vortex com>> * Date:* March 1, 2017 at 2:47:28 PM EST * To:* *nnsquad () nnsquad org* <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/* <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* <https://vortex.com/google-experiences> REPORT Fake News Here! - *https://factsquad.com* <https://factsquad.com/> STOP President Trump - *https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump* <https://vortex.com/stop-president-trump> Lauren's YouTube Recommendations - *https://vortex.com/lauren-youtube* <https://vortex.com/lauren-youtube> - - - Lauren Weinstein (*lauren () vortex com* <lauren () vortex com>): *https://www.vortex.com/lauren* <https://www.vortex.com/lauren> Lauren's Blog: *https://lauren.vortex.com* <https://lauren.vortex.com/> Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: *https://www.nnsquad.org* <https://www.nnsquad.org/> PRIVACY Forum: *https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info* <https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info> Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: *https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info* <https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info> Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: *https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein* <https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein> Twitter: *https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein* <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* <https://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/124409-f55f0116>| Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&> Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now <https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?&&post_id=20170301150220:F7F9B742-FEB9-11E6-A941-E5B3BCDDB970> <http://www.listbox.com/> ------------------------------------------- Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/18849915-ae8fa580 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-aa268125 Unsubscribe Now: https://www.listbox.com/unsubscribe/?member_id=18849915&id_secret=18849915-32545cb4&post_id=20170302010610:53274EFA-FF0E-11E6-B398-E5DA8661A5DB Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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