Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet Again

Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet Again 391

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:09PM from the they-don't-own-it-yet dept.

sebFlyte writes "In what is described as yet another example of how patents can kill or inhibit standards, a patent has come to light that was granted to Microsoft in the year 2000 that looks surprisingly similar to IPv6 (the next-gen IP standard that is starting, slowly, to be taken up in some parts of the world). And several Microsoft engineers, named on the patent just happenned to be part of the IPv6 group for the IETF..."

Microsoft Tries to Patent the Internet Again

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This is different (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:11PM (#12031000)

This time they bought the rights to the internet from the creator, Al Gore.

I can't wait to see... (Score:4, Funny)

by hazah ( 807503 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:11PM (#12031005)

if one of those succeeds one day. I'm sure that when that day comes, I'll also see the general population running around aimlessly, in all directions, bumping into eachother.

Slashdot and US Patent Office? (Score:5, Funny)

by XeroPurpose ( 868997 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:13PM (#12031027)

You see... the US Patent Office is alot like the Slashdot editors... more often than not, they get duped...

Should we patent the transistor!? (Score:5, Funny)

by 0xdeaddead ( 797696 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:13PM (#12031030) Homepage Journal

While there is still time! PNP & NPN!!!!

All your IP Belong... (Score:5, Funny)

by monopole ( 44023 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:13PM (#12031033)

...to us

Screw you guys, we're going home. (Score:5, Funny)

by rokzy ( 687636 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:15PM (#12031057)

Let's all make our own internet and not invite Microsoft. It'll be great. With hookers. And gambling.

In fact... screw the gambling.

Re:This is different (Score:4, Funny)

by Stevyn ( 691306 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:15PM (#12031059)

But it's nothing without the key to the lock box that holds the key to the bigger lock box which contains the internet.

Re:Given that ActiveDirectory uses DNS... (Score:3, Funny)

by XeroPurpose ( 868997 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:17PM (#12031073)

They have. Didn't you read the EULA that came with the Internet?

Re:Screw you guys, we're going home. (Score:5, Funny)

by EverDense ( 575518 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:20PM (#12031100) Homepage

Let's all make our own internet and not invite Microsoft. It'll be great. With hookers. And gambling.

In fact... screw the gambling.

Okay, sounds good, you screw "the gambling".
That'll leave more hookers for me.

Hey, give them credit. (Score:3, Funny)

by Stick_Fig ( 740331 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:21PM (#12031111) Homepage

They're mad hax0rz of the patent office.

And the award goes to... (Score:3, Funny)

by mas5353 ( 870037 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:23PM (#12031124)

The award for creating a sentence with the most obsessive use of IP goes to: M$! ...for an entry in their insidious attempt [freepatentsonline.com] at trying to patent the internet. As quoted: "assigning an IP address from the IP address server to the host when an IP address server is available over the IP network; and immediately discontinuing use of the generated IP address when an assigned IP address is received from an IP address server available over the network." Oh man... I hope that this isn't copyrighted because I could get sued!

Heh (Score:5, Funny)

by daveschroeder ( 516195 ) * writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:25PM (#12031143)

This time they bought the rights to the internet from the creator, Al Gore.

And that would especially funny, considering Al Gore now sits on Apple's Board of Directors [apple.com].

Re:umm.. they're trying to secure all IPv6 softwar (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:33PM (#12031232)

Great cow of Moscow! You know that linebreaks are your friend, right?

I patent... (Score:3, Funny)

by the eric conspiracy ( 20178 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:37PM (#12031262)

misreading an article about patents, and then submitting the erroneous conclusions to Slashdot who will then exercise their editorial bias against patents and post it as news.

Which TLD are you from? (Score:3, Funny)

by Cap'n Steve ( 771146 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:38PM (#12031273) Homepage

"(since the patent is registered in the .us and .us patent law allows these kinds of shenanigans)"

You just referred to an entire country by its domain. Wow, just wow.

I'd like a vacation in England, but I can't seem to find the .uk anymore. Is .co a British state or what?

Re:This is different (Score:5, Funny)

by sh1ftay ( 822471 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:40PM (#12031286)

Defence of democrats... check Generic bash of Bush... check taking a joke too seriously... check Score:5, insightful.. check

Re:I patent... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:41PM (#12031300)

Sorry, too much prior art, see here [slasdot.org].

I thought... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:47PM (#12031349)

it was owned by Apple. iNternet. Right?

Re:Software Patents Would Not Be So Bad (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:48PM (#12031360)

Looking back over all your other /. comments, dude... you need to get a life. Your posts are way too logical, enlightened, and long. Find yourself a blog site, get nationally syndicated and clean up.

That's cool (Score:4, Funny)

by Starji ( 578920 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:50PM (#12031382)

by the time IPv6 becomes used widespread the patent will have expired.

Re:All your IP Belong... (Score:5, Funny)

by ender-iii ( 161623 ) writes: <adam@@@nullriver...com> on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @09:54PM (#12031403) Homepage

I want to be able to mod things "Funny... Last year"

Re:This is different (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @10:03PM (#12031478)

He's still bitter about the a$$ stomping of the last election. He probably believes Mikey Moore-on as well.

I find it best to just humor them along.

Re:What next? (Score:2, Funny)

by Cheapy ( 809643 ) writes: on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @10:05PM (#12031493)

No, for some geeks there is no chance of being screwed.

On the other hand if you meant assimilated...

Re:Humor based on a falsehood (Score:5, Funny)

by CptNerd ( 455084 ) writes: <adiseker@lexonia.net> on Wednesday March 23, 2005 @10:26PM (#12031669) Homepage

No, I didn't miss the point. I actually did find it amusing. However, it is a joke based on a falsehood and the joke perpetuates the falsehood.

You mean a priest, a rabbi and a horse didn't walk into a bar one day?

Hey, look at the bright side... (Score:3, Funny)

by Spy der Mann ( 805235 ) writes: <spydermann...slashdot@@@gmail...com> on Thursday March 24, 2005 @12:03AM (#12032331) Homepage Journal

Someday, Microsoft will own the IETF, Internet Society and W3C. We'll be screwed.

If that happens, Internet Explorer will be 100% standards compliant! :D

Re:What were they thinking? (Score:3, Funny)

by Citizen of Earth ( 569446 ) writes: on Thursday March 24, 2005 @01:35AM (#12032856)

Unfortunately the current system seems to have some disadvantages.

You'd better pray that nobody has a patent on understatements!

So... (Score:2, Funny)

by LittleBigLui ( 304739 ) writes: on Thursday March 24, 2005 @03:12AM (#12033384) Homepage Journal

IPv4 is outdated.

IPv6 is 0wnz0r3d.

Good thing we have IPv5 to switch to.

Re:Chill out (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 24, 2005 @10:18AM (#12035007)

Boy, you're right. Vint Cerf is a total retard who doesn't know anything about the Internet. Send him a correction e-mail forthwith!

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This is different (Score:4, Funny)

I can't wait to see... (Score:4, Funny)

Slashdot and US Patent Office? (Score:5, Funny)

Should we patent the transistor!? (Score:5, Funny)

All your IP Belong... (Score:5, Funny)

Screw you guys, we're going home. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:This is different (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Given that ActiveDirectory uses DNS... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Screw you guys, we're going home. (Score:5, Funny)

Hey, give them credit. (Score:3, Funny)

And the award goes to... (Score:3, Funny)

Heh (Score:5, Funny)

Re:umm.. they're trying to secure all IPv6 softwar (Score:1, Funny)

I patent... (Score:3, Funny)

Which TLD are you from? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:This is different (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I patent... (Score:1, Funny)

I thought... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Software Patents Would Not Be So Bad (Score:1, Funny)

That's cool (Score:4, Funny)

Re:All your IP Belong... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:This is different (Score:0, Funny)

Re:What next? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Humor based on a falsehood (Score:5, Funny)

Hey, look at the bright side... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:What were they thinking? (Score:3, Funny)

So... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Chill out (Score:1, Funny)

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