Re: BGP-based blackholing/hijacking patented in Australia?

["Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () telecomplete co uk>]

one issue with that might be that the patents are taken out on variations of the 
core idea, imho the variations are not new ideas but legally they seem to get 
away with it

Steve

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Henry Linneweh wrote:

> Well if it will harm the community, would it be possible to auto copyright
> rfc's, so that the authors of a concept can prevent someone from sipping their
> effort off?
>
> Ignorance at the top doesn't mean we can't be like always leading the
> way......
>
> -Henry
>
>
>
> --- "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve () telecomplete co uk>
> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 12 Aug 2004, Petri Helenius wrote:
> >
> > > We have had running code for this since early this
> > year, so depending on the
> > > date they filed, prior art exists well documented.
> > (blueprints obviously
> > > predate running code)
> >
> > everyone has gone patent crazy, every time a new
> > concept is developed some 
> > company applies for patent. is this the future or
> > rfcs then?
> >
> > Steve