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<H1>[MUD-Dev] patents and muds</H1>
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<LI><em>To</em>: "MUD-Dev" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
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<LI><em>From</em>: "Bruce Mitchener, Jr." <<A HREF="mailto:bruce#puremagic,com">bruce#puremagic,com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 09:12:32 -0700</LI>
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<PRE>
I hesitate to bring this up here, but with the constant issuing of patents
on basic things, it might be interesting to consider what might happen when
large companies start patenting mechanisms that they use in systems like
Ultima Online, EverQuest, Asheron's Call, Middle Earth Online, and so on.
Doing some searches on <A HREF="http://www.patents.ibm.com/">http://www.patents.ibm.com/</A> can turn up interesting
things, like: <A HREF="http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US05899810__">http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US05899810__</A>
Can this list help to serve as an archive of prior art? Has anyone run into
problems of this nature yet?
- Bruce
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00069" HREF="msg00069.html">[MUD-Dev] Library updates</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#varesearch,com">claw#varesearch,com</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 03:46 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00066" HREF="msg00066.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Pueblo</A></strong>,
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Willowreed <a href="mailto:Willowreed#aol,com">Willowreed#aol,com</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 02:04 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00055" HREF="msg00055.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Best Guy on the Mud Thing</A></strong>,
Greg Miller <a href="mailto:gmiller#classic-games,com">gmiller#classic-games,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 18:07 GMT
<LI><strong><A NAME="00045" HREF="msg00045.html">[MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>,
Bruce Mitchener, Jr. <a href="mailto:bruce#puremagic,com">bruce#puremagic,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 18:07 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00062" HREF="msg00062.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>,
Mik Clarke <a href="mailto:mikclrk#attglobal,net">mikclrk#attglobal,net</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 21:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00063" HREF="msg00063.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>,
Cynbe ru Taren <a href="mailto:cynbe#muq,org">cynbe#muq,org</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 21:29 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00070" HREF="msg00070.html">[MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>,
Richard Bartle <a href="mailto:76703.3042#compuserve,com">76703.3042#compuserve,com</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 17:32 GMT
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