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"All the news that fits." Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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The Patent Anaconda (Internet)
By myrtleglove Mon Dec 5th, 2005 at 03:06:38 PM EST
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Of all the companies seeking an Intellectual Property stranglehold on the Internet,
one takes the prize for sheer gall.
Although it escaped public notice at the time (perhaps because it was published
on September 11, 2001), Amazon.com once applied for a US trademark (Serial Number
75765366) on the "0-click", not knowing that the concept would soon appear
on the net as a joke.
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