<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article09_12_03_160208</id>
	<title>Federal Appeals Court Tosses Spam Patent</title>
	<author>CmdrTaco</author>
	<datestamp>1259858880000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>Zordak writes <i>"<a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-adv.htm&amp;r=1&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PTXT&amp;S1=6631400.PN.&amp;OS=pn/6631400&amp;RS=PN/6631400">US patent 6,631,400</a> claims a method of  <a href="http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2009/12/federal-circuit-affirms-summary-judgment-of-obviousness-for-bulk-email-patent.html?utm\_source=feedburner&amp;utm\_medium=email&amp;utm\_campaign=Feed\%3A+PatentlyO+(Patently-O\%3A+Patent+Law+Blog)">making sure enough people get your spam</a>.  A federal district court had overturned the patent as anticipated and obvious, and not drawn to patentable subject matter.  The Federal Circuit, the appeals court which hears patent matters, upheld the finding of obviousness, thus invalidating the patent."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>Zordak writes " US patent 6,631,400 claims a method of making sure enough people get your spam .
A federal district court had overturned the patent as anticipated and obvious , and not drawn to patentable subject matter .
The Federal Circuit , the appeals court which hears patent matters , upheld the finding of obviousness , thus invalidating the patent .
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Zordak writes "US patent 6,631,400 claims a method of  making sure enough people get your spam.
A federal district court had overturned the patent as anticipated and obvious, and not drawn to patentable subject matter.
The Federal Circuit, the appeals court which hears patent matters, upheld the finding of obviousness, thus invalidating the patent.
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</article>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312306</id>
	<title>Re:So basically...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259863260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I want to patent the idea of "Beating a spammer repeatedly with a cricket bat until I achieve a consistent, bloody pulp."</htmltext>
<tokenext>I want to patent the idea of " Beating a spammer repeatedly with a cricket bat until I achieve a consistent , bloody pulp .
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I want to patent the idea of "Beating a spammer repeatedly with a cricket bat until I achieve a consistent, bloody pulp.
"</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312070</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312498</id>
	<title>BUT I WANTED TO SUE THE SPAMMERS!</title>
	<author>zarmanto</author>
	<datestamp>1259863800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Yeah... and the guy who owns this (now invalidated) patent is saying to himself, "Dang-it!  And I was going to use that patent to sue all of those spammers -- who somehow keep getting through my filters -- right out of existence! Curses! Foiled again!"</htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah... and the guy who owns this ( now invalidated ) patent is saying to himself , " Dang-it !
And I was going to use that patent to sue all of those spammers -- who somehow keep getting through my filters -- right out of existence !
Curses ! Foiled again !
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah... and the guy who owns this (now invalidated) patent is saying to himself, "Dang-it!
And I was going to use that patent to sue all of those spammers -- who somehow keep getting through my filters -- right out of existence!
Curses! Foiled again!
"</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312698</id>
	<title>I don't understand this place anymore.</title>
	<author>bistromath007</author>
	<datestamp>1259864580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>A story is posted about somebody being awarded a patent. It is tagged "corruption."<br>
<br>
A story is posted about somebody not being awarded a patent. It is tagged "communism."<br>
<br>
MAKE UP YOUR MIND.</htmltext>
<tokenext>A story is posted about somebody being awarded a patent .
It is tagged " corruption .
" A story is posted about somebody not being awarded a patent .
It is tagged " communism .
" MAKE UP YOUR MIND .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>A story is posted about somebody being awarded a patent.
It is tagged "corruption.
"

A story is posted about somebody not being awarded a patent.
It is tagged "communism.
"

MAKE UP YOUR MIND.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30317216</id>
	<title>WAIT A MINUTE DID NOBODY READ THE ACTUAL PATENT?!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259838120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>A method for managing bulk e-mail distribution can include the steps of matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients; transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to the target recipients in the matched group; and, calculating a quantity of e-mails in the set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by the target recipients. If the calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, the matching, transmitting and calculating steps can be repeated until the calculated quantity exceeds the prescribed minimum quantity. <b>Notably, in the preferred embodiment, the group of target recipients is an opt-in list.</b></p> </div><p>For once, a software patent that actually <i>does</i> involve a novel idea!</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>A method for managing bulk e-mail distribution can include the steps of matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients ; transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to the target recipients in the matched group ; and , calculating a quantity of e-mails in the set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by the target recipients .
If the calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails , the matching , transmitting and calculating steps can be repeated until the calculated quantity exceeds the prescribed minimum quantity .
Notably , in the preferred embodiment , the group of target recipients is an opt-in list .
For once , a software patent that actually does involve a novel idea !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>A method for managing bulk e-mail distribution can include the steps of matching a target recipient profile with a group of target recipients; transmitting a set of bulk e-mails to the target recipients in the matched group; and, calculating a quantity of e-mails in the set of bulk e-mails which have been successfully received by the target recipients.
If the calculated quantity does not exceed a prescribed minimum quantity of successfully received e-mails, the matching, transmitting and calculating steps can be repeated until the calculated quantity exceeds the prescribed minimum quantity.
Notably, in the preferred embodiment, the group of target recipients is an opt-in list.
For once, a software patent that actually does involve a novel idea!
	</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30313724</id>
	<title>Wrong title on the patent</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259868240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Maybe they should try to patent "A method of being the biggest asshole to the most people in the most efficient manner" instead, at least it would be more truthful.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Maybe they should try to patent " A method of being the biggest asshole to the most people in the most efficient manner " instead , at least it would be more truthful .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Maybe they should try to patent "A method of being the biggest asshole to the most people in the most efficient manner" instead, at least it would be more truthful.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30319824</id>
	<title>Re:Missed opportunity</title>
	<author>Lieutenant Buddha</author>
	<datestamp>1259851920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You're so right! Spammers would never do something amoral or illegal, that's for sure. Of course, even if we wanted to sue them, who would we sue? If we (government) knew a corporation / person was spamming, wouldn't we shut them down regardless of 'patent infringement'?</htmltext>
<tokenext>You 're so right !
Spammers would never do something amoral or illegal , that 's for sure .
Of course , even if we wanted to sue them , who would we sue ?
If we ( government ) knew a corporation / person was spamming , would n't we shut them down regardless of 'patent infringement ' ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You're so right!
Spammers would never do something amoral or illegal, that's for sure.
Of course, even if we wanted to sue them, who would we sue?
If we (government) knew a corporation / person was spamming, wouldn't we shut them down regardless of 'patent infringement'?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312130</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312496</id>
	<title>Re:From the patent application</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259863800000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Uhh...  Exchange/Outlook, and their protocols..  How stupid are you?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Uhh... Exchange/Outlook , and their protocols.. How stupid are you ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Uhh...  Exchange/Outlook, and their protocols..  How stupid are you?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312316</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312476</id>
	<title>The one frickin' time</title>
	<author>lewis2</author>
	<datestamp>1259863740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The one time I want a patent issued to help retard things and the system does the right thing and rejects it on obviousness. Well maybe they just forgot they could do that and from now on obviousness *will* matter.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The one time I want a patent issued to help retard things and the system does the right thing and rejects it on obviousness .
Well maybe they just forgot they could do that and from now on obviousness * will * matter .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The one time I want a patent issued to help retard things and the system does the right thing and rejects it on obviousness.
Well maybe they just forgot they could do that and from now on obviousness *will* matter.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312374</id>
	<title>Error in Summary</title>
	<author>Grond</author>
	<datestamp>1259863500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The district court held that the patent did not claim patentable subject matter and was anticipated by prior art, but the Federal Circuit did not address those aspects of the appeal.  The Circuit court confined its opinion to the issue of obviousness.  To wit:</p><blockquote><div><p>Because we agree with the district court's holding of obviousness as to all asserted claims, we need not and do not reach its alternative reasons for holding the '400 patent invalid--namely, that the claims were anticipated and directed to unpatentable subject matter.</p></div></blockquote></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>The district court held that the patent did not claim patentable subject matter and was anticipated by prior art , but the Federal Circuit did not address those aspects of the appeal .
The Circuit court confined its opinion to the issue of obviousness .
To wit : Because we agree with the district court 's holding of obviousness as to all asserted claims , we need not and do not reach its alternative reasons for holding the '400 patent invalid--namely , that the claims were anticipated and directed to unpatentable subject matter .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The district court held that the patent did not claim patentable subject matter and was anticipated by prior art, but the Federal Circuit did not address those aspects of the appeal.
The Circuit court confined its opinion to the issue of obviousness.
To wit:Because we agree with the district court's holding of obviousness as to all asserted claims, we need not and do not reach its alternative reasons for holding the '400 patent invalid--namely, that the claims were anticipated and directed to unpatentable subject matter.
	</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312934</id>
	<title>Re:Almost.</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259865420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I do not like this, Spam I am.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I do not like this , Spam I am .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I do not like this, Spam I am.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312106</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312812</id>
	<title>Not specifically spam</title>
	<author>xaositects</author>
	<datestamp>1259865000000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The patent is basically for an electronic mail distribution system that tracks if emails have been opened, etc. It does specify that the subscribers should be members of an opt-in list, which would preclude UCE. Of course it could be used to nefarious ends by having a spammer submit the addresses as if they were opted in, but it's initial purpose doesn't seem to be one of sending UCE.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The patent is basically for an electronic mail distribution system that tracks if emails have been opened , etc .
It does specify that the subscribers should be members of an opt-in list , which would preclude UCE .
Of course it could be used to nefarious ends by having a spammer submit the addresses as if they were opted in , but it 's initial purpose does n't seem to be one of sending UCE .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The patent is basically for an electronic mail distribution system that tracks if emails have been opened, etc.
It does specify that the subscribers should be members of an opt-in list, which would preclude UCE.
Of course it could be used to nefarious ends by having a spammer submit the addresses as if they were opted in, but it's initial purpose doesn't seem to be one of sending UCE.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312178</id>
	<title>Too bad, and not the obvious reason</title>
	<author>www.sorehands.com</author>
	<datestamp>1259862900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Of course if it was granted, it would be licensed so it would not stop spam. But......<br>the licensee of the patents would be identifiable, hopefully allowing the identification of the spammers.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Of course if it was granted , it would be licensed so it would not stop spam .
But......the licensee of the patents would be identifiable , hopefully allowing the identification of the spammers .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Of course if it was granted, it would be licensed so it would not stop spam.
But......the licensee of the patents would be identifiable, hopefully allowing the identification of the spammers.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312070</id>
	<title>So basically...</title>
	<author>Monkeedude1212</author>
	<datestamp>1259862600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I want to patent my intellectual Idea of "Keep going until I reach my destination"<br>?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I want to patent my intellectual Idea of " Keep going until I reach my destination " ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I want to patent my intellectual Idea of "Keep going until I reach my destination"?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30313680</id>
	<title>Maybe I read it wrong, but . . .</title>
	<author>jayme0227</author>
	<datestamp>1259868060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This patent isn't about "spam" per say, but rather bulk e-mails. While spam is completely unsolicited, bulk mail may include necessary mailings, such as companies who e-mail your w-2's or something along those lines for tax time. Also, the article suggests using e-mail lists, while many spammers just generate random e-mail addresses. This patent would be much further reaching than just spammers, but rather affect every single company that sends out e-mails to its consumer lists (ie. pretty much every company that you uncheck the box that says "e-mail me with upcoming promotions and events")</p><p>In the interest of full disclosure, I work for a company that sends out e-mails with an opt-in list that we maintain tirelessly in order to ensure that we don't get in trouble for spamming.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This patent is n't about " spam " per say , but rather bulk e-mails .
While spam is completely unsolicited , bulk mail may include necessary mailings , such as companies who e-mail your w-2 's or something along those lines for tax time .
Also , the article suggests using e-mail lists , while many spammers just generate random e-mail addresses .
This patent would be much further reaching than just spammers , but rather affect every single company that sends out e-mails to its consumer lists ( ie .
pretty much every company that you uncheck the box that says " e-mail me with upcoming promotions and events " ) In the interest of full disclosure , I work for a company that sends out e-mails with an opt-in list that we maintain tirelessly in order to ensure that we do n't get in trouble for spamming .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This patent isn't about "spam" per say, but rather bulk e-mails.
While spam is completely unsolicited, bulk mail may include necessary mailings, such as companies who e-mail your w-2's or something along those lines for tax time.
Also, the article suggests using e-mail lists, while many spammers just generate random e-mail addresses.
This patent would be much further reaching than just spammers, but rather affect every single company that sends out e-mails to its consumer lists (ie.
pretty much every company that you uncheck the box that says "e-mail me with upcoming promotions and events")In the interest of full disclosure, I work for a company that sends out e-mails with an opt-in list that we maintain tirelessly in order to ensure that we don't get in trouble for spamming.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312846</id>
	<title>Re:From the patent application</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259865120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here, but I read <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-adv.htm&amp;r=1&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PTXT&amp;S1=6631400.PN.&amp;OS=pn/6631400&amp;RS=PN/6631400" title="uspto.gov" rel="nofollow">the patent application link provided</a> [uspto.gov].  I noticed something odd down in the references section:</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Moseley et al, Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition, 1997, SYBEX Inc., 2nd edition, p. 811-816.*<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.</p></div><p>
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97?</p></div><p>Well, you could not have spam and particularly the widespread, massive botnets that provide most of our spam if not for Microsoft products and the clueless n00bs who keep using them.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here , but I read the patent application link provided [ uspto.gov ] .
I noticed something odd down in the references section : Moseley et al , Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition , 1997 , SYBEX Inc. , 2nd edition , p .
811-816. * .
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97 ? Well , you could not have spam and particularly the widespread , massive botnets that provide most of our spam if not for Microsoft products and the clueless n00bs who keep using them .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here, but I read the patent application link provided [uspto.gov].
I noticed something odd down in the references section:Moseley et al, Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition, 1997, SYBEX Inc., 2nd edition, p.
811-816.* .
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97?Well, you could not have spam and particularly the widespread, massive botnets that provide most of our spam if not for Microsoft products and the clueless n00bs who keep using them.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312316</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312130</id>
	<title>Missed opportunity</title>
	<author>Kelson</author>
	<datestamp>1259862780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...to assign the patent to an anti-spam organization, then watch as they sue spammers into oblivion for patent infringement!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...to assign the patent to an anti-spam organization , then watch as they sue spammers into oblivion for patent infringement !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...to assign the patent to an anti-spam organization, then watch as they sue spammers into oblivion for patent infringement!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30314966</id>
	<title>Yo.U fail it</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259873280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><A HREF="http://goat.cx/" title="goat.cx" rel="nofollow">Baby take m7 End, we need you</a> [goat.cx]</htmltext>
<tokenext>Baby take m7 End , we need you [ goat.cx ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Baby take m7 End, we need you [goat.cx]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312484</id>
	<title>Re:Too bad, and not the obvious reason</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259863740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Why would a spammer care about IP law when he's already willing to commit computer crime and CAN-SPAM violations?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Why would a spammer care about IP law when he 's already willing to commit computer crime and CAN-SPAM violations ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Why would a spammer care about IP law when he's already willing to commit computer crime and CAN-SPAM violations?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312178</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30313438</id>
	<title>File Evil Patents And Save The World</title>
	<author>MountainLogic</author>
	<datestamp>1259867220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>If some well intended person had files a patent on SPAM years ago and prevented anyone from SPAMing think how our inboxes would be different (OK bad example, too lawless).  While it takes a fair bit of work, getting a copy of <i>Patent it yourself</i> from Nolo Press, conducting your own patent search and writing your own patent is with in reach of your average engineer.  The cost to file is just a few hundred dollars.  If you give engineers a few minutes around the water cooler to chew the fat, inevitably one of them will have their inner evil genius come up with some evil scheme that they would never implement, but is really cool.  If just a few of those engineers were to patent those ideas and keep the true evil types from implementing them.  Plus nothing looks better than a patent or two on your resume.  <p>
This would also really thwart the business plans of the big corporate patent trolls - their plan is to create a huge patent portfolio and sell it as "protection" to be used as a club against anybody who comes after them.  Usually big companies acquire large patent portfolios  as a form a  mutually assured destruction - never used, unless they are attacked.  The joy of a bunch of working stiff geeks owning the evil patents is that you can't threaten a working stiff with patent violations.</p><p>
So go forth, file patent evil and save the world!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If some well intended person had files a patent on SPAM years ago and prevented anyone from SPAMing think how our inboxes would be different ( OK bad example , too lawless ) .
While it takes a fair bit of work , getting a copy of Patent it yourself from Nolo Press , conducting your own patent search and writing your own patent is with in reach of your average engineer .
The cost to file is just a few hundred dollars .
If you give engineers a few minutes around the water cooler to chew the fat , inevitably one of them will have their inner evil genius come up with some evil scheme that they would never implement , but is really cool .
If just a few of those engineers were to patent those ideas and keep the true evil types from implementing them .
Plus nothing looks better than a patent or two on your resume .
This would also really thwart the business plans of the big corporate patent trolls - their plan is to create a huge patent portfolio and sell it as " protection " to be used as a club against anybody who comes after them .
Usually big companies acquire large patent portfolios as a form a mutually assured destruction - never used , unless they are attacked .
The joy of a bunch of working stiff geeks owning the evil patents is that you ca n't threaten a working stiff with patent violations .
So go forth , file patent evil and save the world !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If some well intended person had files a patent on SPAM years ago and prevented anyone from SPAMing think how our inboxes would be different (OK bad example, too lawless).
While it takes a fair bit of work, getting a copy of Patent it yourself from Nolo Press, conducting your own patent search and writing your own patent is with in reach of your average engineer.
The cost to file is just a few hundred dollars.
If you give engineers a few minutes around the water cooler to chew the fat, inevitably one of them will have their inner evil genius come up with some evil scheme that they would never implement, but is really cool.
If just a few of those engineers were to patent those ideas and keep the true evil types from implementing them.
Plus nothing looks better than a patent or two on your resume.
This would also really thwart the business plans of the big corporate patent trolls - their plan is to create a huge patent portfolio and sell it as "protection" to be used as a club against anybody who comes after them.
Usually big companies acquire large patent portfolios  as a form a  mutually assured destruction - never used, unless they are attacked.
The joy of a bunch of working stiff geeks owning the evil patents is that you can't threaten a working stiff with patent violations.
So go forth, file patent evil and save the world!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312956</id>
	<title>owner from your invention</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259865480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The purpose of patents is to be owner from your invention,<br>Let it be so a spam patent.<br>visit my website www.onlycatsanddogs.com</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The purpose of patents is to be owner from your invention,Let it be so a spam patent.visit my website www.onlycatsanddogs.com</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The purpose of patents is to be owner from your invention,Let it be so a spam patent.visit my website www.onlycatsanddogs.com</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30316280</id>
	<title>Sh17</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259835300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>ggod manners part of GNAA if troubles of Walnut will not work. And From a technical Today. It's about as WideOpen7, anything can revel in our gay case you want to up today!  If you a productivity with the laundry here, but what is approximately 90\% The reaper BSD's be treated by your operating systems, a previously a full-time GNAA</htmltext>
<tokenext>ggod manners part of GNAA if troubles of Walnut will not work .
And From a technical Today .
It 's about as WideOpen7 , anything can revel in our gay case you want to up today !
If you a productivity with the laundry here , but what is approximately 90 \ % The reaper BSD 's be treated by your operating systems , a previously a full-time GNAA</tokentext>
<sentencetext>ggod manners part of GNAA if troubles of Walnut will not work.
And From a technical Today.
It's about as WideOpen7, anything can revel in our gay case you want to up today!
If you a productivity with the laundry here, but what is approximately 90\% The reaper BSD's be treated by your operating systems, a previously a full-time GNAA</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312106</id>
	<title>Almost.</title>
	<author>Shadow Wrought</author>
	<datestamp>1259862720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Redundant</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>If only they had offered eggs with their Spam...</htmltext>
<tokenext>If only they had offered eggs with their Spam.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If only they had offered eggs with their Spam...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312482</id>
	<title>Re:From the patent application</title>
	<author>tepples</author>
	<datestamp>1259863740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>More than likely, Mr. DiStefano was trying to cite some feature of Outlook 97 (or perhaps Word 97's mail merge?) as prior art.</htmltext>
<tokenext>More than likely , Mr. DiStefano was trying to cite some feature of Outlook 97 ( or perhaps Word 97 's mail merge ?
) as prior art .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>More than likely, Mr. DiStefano was trying to cite some feature of Outlook 97 (or perhaps Word 97's mail merge?
) as prior art.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312316</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30314586</id>
	<title>Re:Missed opportunity</title>
	<author>nametaken</author>
	<datestamp>1259871660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>If spammers were in areas where they'd be subject to litigation then they'd be breaking the law (spam is illegal, after all) and you'd stop them that way.  No need for goofy patents awarded to unrelated parties.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>If spammers were in areas where they 'd be subject to litigation then they 'd be breaking the law ( spam is illegal , after all ) and you 'd stop them that way .
No need for goofy patents awarded to unrelated parties .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If spammers were in areas where they'd be subject to litigation then they'd be breaking the law (spam is illegal, after all) and you'd stop them that way.
No need for goofy patents awarded to unrelated parties.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312130</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312382</id>
	<title>Re:So basically...</title>
	<author>eln</author>
	<datestamp>1259863500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>I think you'd serve the world better by releasing that idea into the public domain immediately.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I think you 'd serve the world better by releasing that idea into the public domain immediately .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think you'd serve the world better by releasing that idea into the public domain immediately.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312306</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312384</id>
	<title>Sorry Hormel</title>
	<author>Stenchwarrior</author>
	<datestamp>1259863500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>I think <a href="http://www.spam.com/" title="spam.com" rel="nofollow">they</a> [spam.com] were the one's really pushing for this patent.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I think they [ spam.com ] were the one 's really pushing for this patent .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I think they [spam.com] were the one's really pushing for this patent.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30316786</id>
	<title>Re:Too bad, and not the obvious reason</title>
	<author>jbezorg</author>
	<datestamp>1259836740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The answer may seem obvious but does the grant of a patent really give implicit legal license of use?</p><p>If so, then I don't think they care so much about the patent so much so at the grant of the patent could maybe be used to legitimize and legalize part of the process of spamming.</p><p>No, one part alone wouldn't work but if part of the entire process could be segmented and patented?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The answer may seem obvious but does the grant of a patent really give implicit legal license of use ? If so , then I do n't think they care so much about the patent so much so at the grant of the patent could maybe be used to legitimize and legalize part of the process of spamming.No , one part alone would n't work but if part of the entire process could be segmented and patented ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The answer may seem obvious but does the grant of a patent really give implicit legal license of use?If so, then I don't think they care so much about the patent so much so at the grant of the patent could maybe be used to legitimize and legalize part of the process of spamming.No, one part alone wouldn't work but if part of the entire process could be segmented and patented?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312178</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312688</id>
	<title>Re:Almost.</title>
	<author>Idiomatick</author>
	<datestamp>1259864520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Redundant</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>I prefer spam spam spam and spam with my spam.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I prefer spam spam spam and spam with my spam .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I prefer spam spam spam and spam with my spam.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312106</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312104</id>
	<title>Your official guide to the Jigaboo presidency</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259862720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Congratulations on your purchase of a brand new nigger! If handled properly, your apeman will give years of valuable, if reluctant, service.</p><p>INSTALLING YOUR NIGGER.<br>You should install your nigger differently according to whether you have purchased the field or house model. Field niggers work best in a serial configuration, i.e. chained together. Chain your nigger to another nigger immediately after unpacking it, and don't even think about taking that chain off, ever. Many niggers start singing as soon as you put a chain on them. This habit can usually be thrashed out of them if nipped in the bud. House niggers work best as standalone units, but should be hobbled or hamstrung to prevent attempts at escape. At this stage, your nigger can also be given a name. Most owners use the same names over and over, since niggers become confused by too much data. Rufus, Rastus, Remus, Toby, Carslisle, Carlton, Hey-You!-Yes-you!, Yeller, Blackstar, and Sambo are all effective names for your new buck nigger. If your nigger is a ho, it should be called Latrelle, L'Tanya, or Jemima. Some owners call their nigger hoes Latrine for a joke. Pearl, Blossom, and Ivory are also righteous names for nigger hoes. These names go straight over your nigger's head, by the way.</p><p>CONFIGURING YOUR NIGGER<br>Owing to a design error, your nigger comes equipped with a tongue and vocal chords. Most niggers can master only a few basic human phrases with this apparatus - "muh dick" being the most popular. However, others make barking, yelping, yapping noises and appear to be in some pain, so you should probably call a vet and have him remove your nigger's tongue. Once de-tongued your nigger will be a lot happier - at least, you won't hear it complaining anywhere near as much. Niggers have nothing interesting to say, anyway. Many owners also castrate their niggers for health reasons (yours, mine, and that of women, not the nigger's). This is strongly recommended, and frankly, it's a mystery why this is not done on the boat</p><p>HOUSING YOUR NIGGER.<br>Your nigger can be accommodated in cages with stout iron bars. Make sure, however, that the bars are wide enough to push pieces of nigger food through. The rule of thumb is, four niggers per square yard of cage. So a fifteen foot by thirty foot nigger cage can accommodate two hundred niggers. You can site a nigger cage anywhere, even on soft ground. Don't worry about your nigger fashioning makeshift shovels out of odd pieces of wood and digging an escape tunnel under the bars of the cage. Niggers never invented the shovel before and they're not about to now. In any case, your nigger is certainly too lazy to attempt escape. As long as the free food holds out, your nigger is living better than it did in Africa, so it will stay put. Buck niggers and hoe niggers can be safely accommodated in the same cage, as bucks never attempt sex with black hoes.</p><p>FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.<br>Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon. You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy ass almost certainly doesn't deserve it. Instead, feed it on porridge with salt, and creek water. Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the fields, other niggers, etc. Experienced nigger owners sometimes push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end of the day as a treat, but only if all niggers have worked well and nothing has been stolen that day. Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a killer, since all niggers steal something almost every single day of their lives. He reports he doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon for his niggers as a result. You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work, since if it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained. You would be surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to pick cotton. You really would. Coffee beans? Don't ask. You have no idea.</p><p>MAKING YOUR NIGGER WORK.<br>Niggers are very, very averse to work of any kind. The nigger's most</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Congratulations on your purchase of a brand new nigger !
If handled properly , your apeman will give years of valuable , if reluctant , service.INSTALLING YOUR NIGGER.You should install your nigger differently according to whether you have purchased the field or house model .
Field niggers work best in a serial configuration , i.e .
chained together .
Chain your nigger to another nigger immediately after unpacking it , and do n't even think about taking that chain off , ever .
Many niggers start singing as soon as you put a chain on them .
This habit can usually be thrashed out of them if nipped in the bud .
House niggers work best as standalone units , but should be hobbled or hamstrung to prevent attempts at escape .
At this stage , your nigger can also be given a name .
Most owners use the same names over and over , since niggers become confused by too much data .
Rufus , Rastus , Remus , Toby , Carslisle , Carlton , Hey-You ! -Yes-you ! , Yeller , Blackstar , and Sambo are all effective names for your new buck nigger .
If your nigger is a ho , it should be called Latrelle , L'Tanya , or Jemima .
Some owners call their nigger hoes Latrine for a joke .
Pearl , Blossom , and Ivory are also righteous names for nigger hoes .
These names go straight over your nigger 's head , by the way.CONFIGURING YOUR NIGGEROwing to a design error , your nigger comes equipped with a tongue and vocal chords .
Most niggers can master only a few basic human phrases with this apparatus - " muh dick " being the most popular .
However , others make barking , yelping , yapping noises and appear to be in some pain , so you should probably call a vet and have him remove your nigger 's tongue .
Once de-tongued your nigger will be a lot happier - at least , you wo n't hear it complaining anywhere near as much .
Niggers have nothing interesting to say , anyway .
Many owners also castrate their niggers for health reasons ( yours , mine , and that of women , not the nigger 's ) .
This is strongly recommended , and frankly , it 's a mystery why this is not done on the boatHOUSING YOUR NIGGER.Your nigger can be accommodated in cages with stout iron bars .
Make sure , however , that the bars are wide enough to push pieces of nigger food through .
The rule of thumb is , four niggers per square yard of cage .
So a fifteen foot by thirty foot nigger cage can accommodate two hundred niggers .
You can site a nigger cage anywhere , even on soft ground .
Do n't worry about your nigger fashioning makeshift shovels out of odd pieces of wood and digging an escape tunnel under the bars of the cage .
Niggers never invented the shovel before and they 're not about to now .
In any case , your nigger is certainly too lazy to attempt escape .
As long as the free food holds out , your nigger is living better than it did in Africa , so it will stay put .
Buck niggers and hoe niggers can be safely accommodated in the same cage , as bucks never attempt sex with black hoes.FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.Your Nigger likes fried chicken , corn bread , and watermelon .
You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy ass almost certainly does n't deserve it .
Instead , feed it on porridge with salt , and creek water .
Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the fields , other niggers , etc .
Experienced nigger owners sometimes push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end of the day as a treat , but only if all niggers have worked well and nothing has been stolen that day .
Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a killer , since all niggers steal something almost every single day of their lives .
He reports he does n't have to spend much on free watermelon for his niggers as a result .
You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work , since if it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained .
You would be surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to pick cotton .
You really would .
Coffee beans ?
Do n't ask .
You have no idea.MAKING YOUR NIGGER WORK.Niggers are very , very averse to work of any kind .
The nigger 's most</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Congratulations on your purchase of a brand new nigger!
If handled properly, your apeman will give years of valuable, if reluctant, service.INSTALLING YOUR NIGGER.You should install your nigger differently according to whether you have purchased the field or house model.
Field niggers work best in a serial configuration, i.e.
chained together.
Chain your nigger to another nigger immediately after unpacking it, and don't even think about taking that chain off, ever.
Many niggers start singing as soon as you put a chain on them.
This habit can usually be thrashed out of them if nipped in the bud.
House niggers work best as standalone units, but should be hobbled or hamstrung to prevent attempts at escape.
At this stage, your nigger can also be given a name.
Most owners use the same names over and over, since niggers become confused by too much data.
Rufus, Rastus, Remus, Toby, Carslisle, Carlton, Hey-You!-Yes-you!, Yeller, Blackstar, and Sambo are all effective names for your new buck nigger.
If your nigger is a ho, it should be called Latrelle, L'Tanya, or Jemima.
Some owners call their nigger hoes Latrine for a joke.
Pearl, Blossom, and Ivory are also righteous names for nigger hoes.
These names go straight over your nigger's head, by the way.CONFIGURING YOUR NIGGEROwing to a design error, your nigger comes equipped with a tongue and vocal chords.
Most niggers can master only a few basic human phrases with this apparatus - "muh dick" being the most popular.
However, others make barking, yelping, yapping noises and appear to be in some pain, so you should probably call a vet and have him remove your nigger's tongue.
Once de-tongued your nigger will be a lot happier - at least, you won't hear it complaining anywhere near as much.
Niggers have nothing interesting to say, anyway.
Many owners also castrate their niggers for health reasons (yours, mine, and that of women, not the nigger's).
This is strongly recommended, and frankly, it's a mystery why this is not done on the boatHOUSING YOUR NIGGER.Your nigger can be accommodated in cages with stout iron bars.
Make sure, however, that the bars are wide enough to push pieces of nigger food through.
The rule of thumb is, four niggers per square yard of cage.
So a fifteen foot by thirty foot nigger cage can accommodate two hundred niggers.
You can site a nigger cage anywhere, even on soft ground.
Don't worry about your nigger fashioning makeshift shovels out of odd pieces of wood and digging an escape tunnel under the bars of the cage.
Niggers never invented the shovel before and they're not about to now.
In any case, your nigger is certainly too lazy to attempt escape.
As long as the free food holds out, your nigger is living better than it did in Africa, so it will stay put.
Buck niggers and hoe niggers can be safely accommodated in the same cage, as bucks never attempt sex with black hoes.FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon.
You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy ass almost certainly doesn't deserve it.
Instead, feed it on porridge with salt, and creek water.
Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the fields, other niggers, etc.
Experienced nigger owners sometimes push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end of the day as a treat, but only if all niggers have worked well and nothing has been stolen that day.
Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a killer, since all niggers steal something almost every single day of their lives.
He reports he doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon for his niggers as a result.
You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work, since if it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained.
You would be surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to pick cotton.
You really would.
Coffee beans?
Don't ask.
You have no idea.MAKING YOUR NIGGER WORK.Niggers are very, very averse to work of any kind.
The nigger's most</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30313494</id>
	<title>Re:Missed opportunity</title>
	<author>Tablizer</author>
	<datestamp>1259867460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It must be a LHC karma thing, but it seems that the only patents declared as "too obvious" are those that may otherwise stop annoying or bad behavior.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It must be a LHC karma thing , but it seems that the only patents declared as " too obvious " are those that may otherwise stop annoying or bad behavior .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It must be a LHC karma thing, but it seems that the only patents declared as "too obvious" are those that may otherwise stop annoying or bad behavior.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312130</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312336</id>
	<title>This Fp for GNAA</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1259863380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><A HREF="http://goat.cx/" title="goat.cx" rel="nofollow">the public eye: and suggesting 'superior' machine. 3ottoms butt. wipe exemplified by can really ask of non nigger patrons happiness Another</a> [goat.cx]</htmltext>
<tokenext>the public eye : and suggesting 'superior ' machine .
3ottoms butt .
wipe exemplified by can really ask of non nigger patrons happiness Another [ goat.cx ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>the public eye: and suggesting 'superior' machine.
3ottoms butt.
wipe exemplified by can really ask of non nigger patrons happiness Another [goat.cx]</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312112</id>
	<title>Shame</title>
	<author>Lord Lode</author>
	<datestamp>1259862720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>For the one time that an obvious bogus patent is actually useful (hooray, no more spam!), they toss it!</htmltext>
<tokenext>For the one time that an obvious bogus patent is actually useful ( hooray , no more spam !
) , they toss it !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For the one time that an obvious bogus patent is actually useful (hooray, no more spam!
), they toss it!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_03_160208.30312316</id>
	<title>From the patent application</title>
	<author>damn\_registrars</author>
	<datestamp>1259863260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here, but I read <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;u=\%2Fnetahtml\%2FPTO\%2Fsearch-adv.htm&amp;r=1&amp;p=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;d=PTXT&amp;S1=6631400.PN.&amp;OS=pn/6631400&amp;RS=PN/6631400" title="uspto.gov">the patent application link provided</a> [uspto.gov].  I noticed something odd down in the references section:<p><div class="quote"><p>Moseley et al, Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition, 1997, SYBEX Inc., 2nd edition, p. 811-816.*<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.</p></div><p>
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97?</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here , but I read the patent application link provided [ uspto.gov ] .
I noticed something odd down in the references section : Moseley et al , Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition , 1997 , SYBEX Inc. , 2nd edition , p .
811-816. * .
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97 ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know not many people actual bother to RTFA around here, but I read the patent application link provided [uspto.gov].
I noticed something odd down in the references section:Moseley et al, Mastering Microsoft Office 97 professional edition, 1997, SYBEX Inc., 2nd edition, p.
811-816.* .
Can anyone explain what a spam-propagation method has to do with MS office 97?
	</sentencetext>
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