Warp wrote:
> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> In the US, for many years (and probably still now) mathematical algorithms 
>> cannot be patented.
> 
>   You mean eg. LZW is not a mathematical algorithm?

The operations it does are mathematical. *Using it for compression* is 
what's patented. Not actually running the algorithm, but running the 
algorithm with the intent to compress the data.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Insanity is a small city on the western
   border of the State of Mind.

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