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From: rsarin@aix01.aix.rpi.edu (Raman K. Sarin)
Subject: Re: Lawsuits and System 7.0
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References: <1991Apr9.191351.21621@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE> <1991Apr10.130859.17260@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> <1991Apr11.222725.3006@csrd.uiuc.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 91 23:01:19 GMT
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>No, really, the legend is that Illinois made this patent way back when
>the PLATO system was invented.  It's utterly unenforceable (of course),
>but wouldn't that royalty money be nice...

 Yeah, but how far back is way back?  If it was more than 17 years ( I think )
then the patent expires...

          -RKS