[geeks] Patents vs. spam

[Dan Duncan]

Recalling the recent discussion about patenting something
and then NOT using it:

http://theregister.co.uk/content/6/34035.html

"SiliconValley.com's Dan Gillmor speculates that AT&T might have nobler 
motives. By patenting techniques for bypassing spam filters, AT&T can sue 
spammers for using such techniques; but he rejects this idea on the grounds 
that spammers are hardly going to throw in the towel because of a little 
legal difficulty."

-DanD

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