Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!agate!linus!linus!mir!dsr From: dsr@mir.mitre.org (Douglas S. Rand) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Backing store patent, is it limited? Message-ID: <1991Apr3.155717.12837@linus.mitre.org> Date: 3 Apr 91 15:57:17 GMT References: <213@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp> Sender: news@linus.mitre.org (News Service) Reply-To: dsr@mir.mitre.org (Douglas S. Rand) Organization: The MITRE Corporation Lines: 32 Nntp-Posting-Host: mir.mitre.org In article <213@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp>, will@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp (will) writes: > In Article <3846:Mar1803:50:4091@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> (Dan Bernstein @ IR) writes: > >Only if you can convince a court that an 8-bit map is not equivalent to > >8 bitmaps. Somehow I doubt it. > > > >---Dan > > > > Well, it says that every American citizen (or Corp, Univ.), ect... must > be represented by peers. So, if a cat is taken to court, then cats > must give the quilty or not quilty verdict. So, it seems that since > this matter is very technical, then, technical oriented people who > are knowlegeable about this subject should be representing the quilty > party. It use to be in America, long ago, that you where inicent until > proven guilty, but it seems that now your quilty, until proven inicent. > > What will lawyers think up next? Who cares. > > Will..... I don't think the right to representation includes civil cases such as suits. The right to representation has to do with a right to a fair criminal trial. (kinda too bad in this modern age of litigation) The only option for those without means is to find a lawyer willing to defend as a pro bono case or legal aid societies. -- Douglas S. Rand Internet: Snail: MITRE, Burlington Road, Bedford, MA Disclaimer: MITRE might agree with me - then again... Amateur Radio: KC1KJ