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To: Brian Haulman who wrote (102)	6/1/1996 2:44:00 AM
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Nobody "stole" E-data's technology. Nobody even heard of E-data or their purchased patent until a few weeks ago. Indeed, the folks at E-data were probably very careful to keep their technology quiet -- even after the patent was issued -- until the time was ripe for cashing in on other people's hard work. The fact is, this technology is childs play (for an average or better computer programmer). Making a business is the hard part. E-data is trying to take the easy way out: Let others earn money, then take it. Current patent law might very well land on E-data's side. That's because current patent law is a mess. No one should be granted a patent for simply identifying a problem or thinking up a broad category of solutions that can easily be thought up independently by others. In this case, many other engineers clearly independently created their own solutions -- without having the gall to try to patent their solutions. Enforcing E-Data's patent simply serves to deter invention. That's not what Patent law should be for. (Patent law is not handed to us from above. It's supposed to be designed to encourage invention, and when it's flaw we should change it.)

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