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Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 12:31:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net>
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Subject: Re: I2O only available under NDA?
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On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Michael Smith wrote:

> > The representative's lame excuse regarding patents is bogus, by the way.
> > The patents apply only to the hardware, not software.
> 
> Are you sure about this?  It wouldn't surprise me if there are 
> software patents involved as well, but I have no details.

You can't patent software, only copyright it.  You can patent ideas and
inventions.

Jamie Bowden

System Administrator, iTRiBE.net