[PatrioticAmerican]

I thought that a patent requires a person to have control of their invention, and that the invention is not in the public domain, as is JPEG.

[Poohbah]

If outfits like Forgent don't knock it off, I can see some company deciding on a "street justice" approach to their patent claim.

[Fresh Wind]

I don't care what anyone says. It's Bill Gates' fault!

[Born to Conserve]

The ISO is not making sense. In one sentance they say they are withdrawing the patent, and in the next they are saying the patent is not valid. What's up with that?

Is the patent valid or not. Is the ISO/JPEG scared or confident? (or schitzo)

I, for one, would like to know if the patent applies to the standard, and exactly how.

[Born to Conserve]

I would just like to point out that that JPEG.ORG Clark guy, who is telling us Americans how to run our Patent Office, is a member of the technological powerhouse across the pond -- "Great" Britain.

Wish we could run things more like them.

[GSWarrior]

It is my understanding that JPEG 2000 will render this issue moot as it is based on a different technology.

[RightWhale]

Too bad about JPEG. Graphic standards are a dime a dozen, so no big loss.

[TC Rider]

I figure the guy is owed billions by the porn web sites.

Go get em. heh heh

[John Jorsett]

I thought patents could be renewed one time after the original term expired. Did that change?

[Stuck in Arkansas]

Here. Let them patent this imaging technology.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/'_/):::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/_ :/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/::::/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::/'_'/'_'/'_'/'::'^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::/’/:::/::::/::::/::::/:_\::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::('(:::::':::::':::::::::):::\::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::\::::::::::::::::::::::::::|::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::\:::::::::::::::::::::::/:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::'\'::::\::::::::::_./':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::\::::::::::::::::\::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::\::::::::::::::::\::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::