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New patent threatens Web syndication. (TBTF)
Author: Paul Hardwick Posted: 7/30/2000; 10:06:55 AM Topic: New patent threatens Web syndication. (TBTF) Msg #: 19288 Prev/Next: 19287 / 19289
A new patent threatens Web syndication. Information Architects has one issued patent, no. 5,983,267 that it claims covers much of the technology and business model of dynamic aggregation -- syndicating Web content -- from both ends. Now iA has issued a press release announcing a new patent pending on the same topic. The company says the new patent is complimentary to the '267; the press release implies that iA believes the pending patent, once issued, will sew up the company's right to charge a licence fee to anybody who uses RSS, RDF, XML, or any similar technology to provide or consume summaries of Web content. Such as for example TBTF, roving_reporter, and (from the other end of the pipe) SiteScooper and "UserLand".It goes without saying that iA did not invent dynamic aggregation.
Thanks to TBTF Irregular Justin Mason (proprietor of the above-mentioned SiteScooper http://zap.to/sitescooper/ ) for the nod.
Found on TBTF ( http://tbtf.com/blog/2000-07-23.html )The original press release from IA( http://www.ia.com/press_release_07262000.html )
Link to the patent http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?pn=US05983267__
==Paul
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