Re^2: Latest UNISYS LZW patent nonsense -- $5,000 for every web site
Am 25.08.99 schrieb macan # colband.com.br ...
Moin Eduardo!
EMM> > Well, UNISYS is up to it again. They want $5,000 (count 'em: five
EMM> > THOUSAND DOLLARS) from *every* web site that uses GIFs, TIFFs, or
EMM> > PDF files with LZW compression.
EMM> Besides I think we will face yet another problem. All developers
EMM> with packages that include gifs in /usr/doc or in any web page should
EMM> check them to see If we are not pottentially sending a 5K dollar bill to
EMM> all our users... :)
The question is: has unisys the right to demand $5000 for *data* produced
by the algorithm?
cu, Marco
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