> Actually it was Unisys, who ended up with the patent to LZW (I think)
> compression used in GIF's. Compuserve built the GIF format using LZW
Thanks for the chronology. That fills in the gory details.
I can't help but think that these folks who think they can cash in on the
aquired patents aren't looking at the big picture. I figure if they start
throwing their weight around on this issue, it will cause such a public
black eye for their own company that it will be counterproductive. I go out
of my way to avoid dealing with a company that tries to stab folks in the
back. Corporate greed is causing a huge backlash these days.
But bottom line is I think nothing will come of this as far as the average
Joe and Josephine is concerned.
Robert Reeves reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd. www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209 210-828-9036
USA 29.484 98.440 200 meters
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