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Re: Microsoft Patents the Body Electric
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Microsoft Patents the Body Electric |
Date: |
23 Jun 2004 22:04:21 +0200 |
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The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@aurigae.athghost7038suus.net> writes:
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Hamilcar Barca
> <hamilcar@tld.always.invalid>
> wrote
> on Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:05:02 -0600
> <20040622210449.598$Bl@news.newsreader.com>:
> > In article <e7946e7b.0406221349.4c7432c4@posting.google.com> (Tue, 22 Jun
> > 2004 15:04:22 -0700), theodp wrote:
> >
> >> On Tuesday, the USPTO awarded Microsoft a patent for its 'Method
> >> and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body'
> >> [2], which covers the use of the human body as a conductive medium
> >> (bus) over which power, data and control signals may be distributed.
> >
> > Sir Bilious and his minion, the Earl of Blammer, will be fabulously well
> > to do. Just think
> >
> > Earth's population: 5,200,000,000
> > Licensing fee (per body): $299
> > ------------------
> > $1,554,800,000,000
> >
> > Of course, there will be body piracy and Microslave may need to lower the
> > EULA fees for developing countries, but still!
> >
> > Let's hope the Free Human Foundation and the Open Body Initiative design
> > some new humans quickly!
>
> Couldn't we claim prior art on this one?
Electrical chairs were not invented by Microsoft, even though they
stole the idea for their blue screen of death and other user
interface experiences.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum