(OT) Software Patents and computer based instruction

[Richmond]

On 06/05/2013 02:30 AM, Scott Rossi wrote:
> Related: I have an illustrator friend who's done work for Marvel, Disney,
> and similar large media companies.  When it comes to rights/ownership of
> work (which is always the company), the contracts provided by the media
> companies literally use the word "universe" to describe the extents of
> where their ownership applies.  So unless you have the ability to travel
> to a different universe, your contract always remains in force.

The other day I was having a long-distance phone call with a friend of 
mine who lives on a planet
revolving round Alpha Centauri and he pointed out that as they invented 
a patenting system about
50,000 years before we did all of our patents were not worth a fig in 
terms of the 'universe'.

LOL.

Richmond.

>
> I imagine the corporate lawyers will soon add an addendum that covers time
> travel, so you can't go back and break the contract before it was written.
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Rossi
> Creative Director
> Tactile Media, UX/UI Design
>
>
>
>
> On 6/4/13 3:50 PM, "Jim Lambert" <jiml at netrin.com> wrote:
>
>> Richard wrote:
>>> Case in point:
>>>
>>> Method of swinging on a swing
>>> <http://www.google.com/patents/US6368227>
>> LOL.
>>
>> The inventor has shortchanged himself by needlessly restricting the
>> invention to swings hanging from trees. Write broad claims! :)
>>
>> Jim Lambert
>>
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