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FAT patents ==> long filenames | 235 comments | Create New Account

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FAT patents ==> long filenames

Authored by: hardmath on Tuesday, February 26 2013 @ 11:39 AM EST

IIRC the only real infringement would involve creating long filenames in a manner compatible with VFAT. Groklaw carried this write-up four years ago.

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Recursion is the opprobrium of the mathists.

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End of Standards in the US

Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, February 27 2013 @ 08:26 AM EST

Personally, I feel that either: a) this will wind up in the old style patent pools where everyone cross-licenses everyone else's patent for minor fees, or b) all patents will be free (or effectively free), or c) it all causes gridlock.

No - that's how it will work among those big enough to play, but any new entrant will be crippled by patent suits with no way to defend against them.

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