tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post2583831445572353683..comments2024-02-11T02:24:22.330-06:00Comments on Nonbovine Ruminations: Dongle, dongle everywhereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107127399494404366noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-54456266626594999612008-11-12T16:06:00.000-06:002008-11-12T16:06:00.000-06:00These codecs are a good example of a popular form ...These codecs are a good example of a popular form of patent abuse.<BR/><BR/>The patent system was created to encourage disclosure. <BR/><BR/>These codecs are heavily patented, but the patents are vague and incomplete, only covering small (but necessary) parts of the technology.<BR/><BR/>So, no one can make compatible decoders because the operation is secret. No one will bother to invest the effort in figuring out the secrets because even if they were successful their results would violate the patents.<BR/><BR/>So DVSI gets to patent their secret and keep it too, and we all pay. We can't even say "no thanks" and walk away from DVSI's products because they are required for compatibility (and mandated in government systems).Gregory Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11296230768351202971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33573016.post-43610602588739202832008-11-12T12:42:00.000-06:002008-11-12T12:42:00.000-06:00That's the kind of racket I need to get into. Deve...That's the kind of racket I need to get into. Develop a product and have it be required by the government, who is spending other people's money anyway, then charge astronomically for it. Then laugh all the way to the (probably bailed-out) bank.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06271108629126884181noreply@blogger.com