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for Unisys to try to extend the patent. I mean hell, if the copyright to Mickey Mouse can be extended then there's no way they'd let a patent quietly die. 06/19/2003 05:22:31 PM EST (>3. 06/19/2003 07:06:21 PM EST (>1. 06/19/2003 10:03:41 PM EST (>4. This one's for you, ICI. Your vote (1) was recorded. This story currently has a total score of 95. Your vote put this story over the threshold, and it should now appear on the front page. 06/19/2003 11:34:37 AM EST (>5. 06/20/2003 02:36:58 AM EST (>4. 06/20/2003 10:43:11 AM EST (>5. 06/20/2003 10:48:41 AM EST (>3. 06/20/2003 11:08:35
GIFs into an entirely new medium that had little need for backward compatibility. In 1995, Unisys finally published a royalty sheet, exempting "non-commercial" software. By now most folks had forotton the controversy. In 1999, Unisys finally realized the web had become commercialized and got around to agressively enforcing their patent. In my view, the main 'controversy' about this whole thing is that (A) The GIF format wasn't replaced forthright back in 1990, and (B) The avalanche of new online users from 1995-1999 were not made aware of the patent issues surrounding GIF. Thus
might just be a bit fucked). "Extenuating circumstance to be mentioned on Judgement Day:>We never asked to be born in the first place. As to the contention that PNGs are of a smaller file size, I have found this to be untrue for my purposes. images>, I was unable to achieve a smaller PNG than GIF on even one of my low bandwidth pornographic images. Both were set to lossless which is reasonable when the source image has 6 colors. At least for some people and some purposes, PNGs are inferior to GIFs. 06/20/2003 02:45:11 AM EST (>4. 06/20/2003 03:48:07 PM EST (>1. The GIF patent became public
are licensed. The GIF format becomes even more popular. The GIF format becomes even more popular. The GIF format becomes even more popular. The GIF format becomes even more popular. The GIF format becomes even more popular. So the US patent has expired. covers Germany, France, Britain and Italy and expires on the 18th June 2004. expires on the 6th June 2004. This creates an interesting legal situation where LZW-based sofware is legal to distribute in the United States, but risks patent infringement claims in or when exported to Europe, Canada and Japan. hasn't diminished GIF's popularity
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