Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> >   That sounds nothing more than playing with words in order to get around
> > the restrictions. A bit like "I'm not stealing, I'm just borrowing". Imagine
> > if by saying that you get free of any punishment.

> Nope. If you're not using it for compression, it's not patented.

  What I meant was to get around the restriction that mathematical formulae
cannot be patented.

  "This is not a mathematical formula. This is using a mathematical formula
for a specific purpose. (Just because this is basically the *only* purpose
for which the formula can be used is irrelevant.)"

  In other words, they are getting around the restriction by playing with
words and terms. The end result is still exactly the same: The math formula
has been patented.

  (Good thing the LZW patent expired years ago, btw. No need to worry anymore
about making your programs support GIF and whatever.)

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                                                          - Warp

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