Not long ago, U.S. Vice President Al Gore took some serious ribbing for suggesting he played a major role in developing the World Wide Web. Now some of the same type of ridicule should be aimed at British Telecom for its pursuit of hyperlink patent royalties.
Great story. Yes, BT is the laughingstock of the Web, because of this absurd suit. Glad to hear the judge knocked it down in 27 pages, delivering a summary judgement and telling the clerk to close the file. My take on this is at http://www.webwritingthatworks.com/HTPP20020213.htm Best, Jonathan Price
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BT’s Hyperlink Claim: An Example of British Humor?
Posted by: Keith Regan June 29, 2000 12:00 AMNot long ago, U.S. Vice President Al Gore took some serious ribbing for suggesting he played a major role in developing the World Wide Web. Now some of the same type of ridicule should be aimed at British Telecom for its pursuit of hyperlink patent royalties.
My take on this is at http://www.webwritingthatworks.com/HTPP20020213.htm
Best,
Jonathan Price