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Thursday, July 18, 2002Patent Extortioncomment []
Formerly known as VTEL, Forgent Networks acquired Compression Labs in 1997, acquiring this patent into the bargain. The patent claim was filed in 1986 but Compression Labs never pursued royalties.[The Register] I mean, exactly what consitutes a broadcast? If I publish a JPG file on my blog have I "broadcast" it? This sort of thing seems wrong. I'll be interested to see if it gets any mention from Martin Schwimmer. I'm certainly ok with inventors getting their due, and I'm even ok with companies buying up patents that have prior enforcement. But the idea of patent scroungers digging through rubbish bins looking for some way to make a buck without adding any value if repulsive. Manila vs Conversant: Website Mgmt or GroupwareIs Conversant the Same as Userland's Manila?By: Sean McMains on 3/14/2002; 12:17 PM
Since both Manila and Conversant are built on Userland Frontier, and since they have some overlap in functionality, it would be easy to assume that they are the same product. That is, however, not the case!
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