<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds --> <!--X-From-R13: "Eryyref, [vpunry" <[EryyrefNznkvf.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:24:52 -0700 --> <!--X-Message-Id: A538153C8E25D11192FA00805F15959501D3D578#jethro,maxis.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00060.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00062.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00045.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00062.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00061">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00061">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00061">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: "Sellers, Michael" <<A HREF="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:50:47 -0700</LI> <LI><em>Reply-To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A></LI> <LI><em>Sender</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu">mud-dev-admin#kanga,nu</A></LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Bruce Mitchener wrote: > 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? Another highly questionable patent I think. There should be loads of prior art on this going all the way back to the early Xerox systems, to say nothing of the many military systems employing just such a system. Of course, only a court defense will be definitive, if it ever actually happens. But: I would not be surprised to see examples of bona fide advances in MMPOGs start to appear in patents. Mike Sellers _______________________________________________ MUD-Dev maillist - MUD-Dev#kanga,nu <A HREF="http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev">http://www.kanga.nu/lists/listinfo/mud-dev</A> </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00062" HREF="msg00062.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Mik Clarke <mikclrk#attglobal,net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00060.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The Relationship between pkers and monster AI?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00062.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00045.html">[MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00062.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00061"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00061"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00066" HREF="msg00066.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] Pueblo</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 22:33 GMT <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00068" HREF="msg00068.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Pueblo</A></strong>, Willowreed <a href="mailto:Willowreed#aol,com">Willowreed#aol,com</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 02:04 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <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 <UL> <li><Possible follow-up(s)><br> <LI><strong><A NAME="00061" HREF="msg00061.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>, Sellers, Michael <a href="mailto:MSellers#maxis,com">MSellers#maxis,com</a>, Thu 14 Oct 1999, 19:24 GMT <UL> <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 </LI> </UL> </LI> <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 </LI> <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 <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00072" HREF="msg00072.html">RE: [MUD-Dev] patents and muds</A></strong>, Joe Andrieu <a href="mailto:joe#andrieu,net">joe#andrieu,net</a>, Fri 15 Oct 1999, 19:20 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>