A ridiculous patent for arbitrary compression

Re:A ridiculous patent for arbitrary compression by pwg on Saturday November 12, 2011 @02:29PM (#3228639)

Note that while it does not change the level of ridiculousness, the patent mentioned was granted on Jul. 2, 1996, so it is now almost 15.5 years old.

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Re:A ridiculous patent for arbitrary compression by mcherm on Saturday November 12, 2011 @07:15PM (#3229351)

That means that in another 4.5 years EVERYONE will be allowed to use this superior compression algorithm without having to pay royalties.

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Re:A ridiculous patent for arbitrary compression by compman775 on Saturday November 12, 2011 @07:37PM (#3229413)

Should be industry changing. I have never had access to a program implementing this algorithm. This patent might have something to do with it.

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