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  • Man who claims to be Bitcoin creator eyes lawsuit against Apple

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    flydog said:
    Wow so many clowns who claim to know somethign about copyright law.
    camber said:
    The document itself contains no Copyright—the word Copyright does not appear in the document nor the © symbol, no date of copyright and no individual/company who owns the copyright. These are three more impediments to a successful copyright suite against Apple. Furthermore, although Apple has deep pockets and is therefore a 'good' target for such a suite, copyright provides the least protection of all the intellectual property laws. He can threaten all he likes but a successful suit is highly unlikely!
    Wrong. It is not necessary to include the (c) symbol to sue someone for infringement. Including the symbol is beneficial to the copyright holder because, among other things, it precludes certain defenses.

    because an unused sample white paper appeared in macOS? FFS Attention seeking, fame fucker. Even if he had proof he was the author it would still be a very dubious case. Without proof it sounds like a grift from a former president who's about to be a convicted felon. Humanity really needs a reboot. 
    What makes it "dubious" if he can prove he is the author?  What element of a copyright infringement claim is missing here?  


    Although Wright has yet to file a formal lawsuit against Apple, it's unlikely he will succeed since he still has to provide irrefutable evidence that he is indeed the creator of Bitcoin. Given the nature of the document, it's also unclear if any copyright law applies.

    No, he only needs to prove he is the author. Fictious names and pseudonyms may be used, and the author is still entitled to copyright protection.  

    He also doesn't need to prove that he invented Bitcoin. All he needs to prove is that he wrote the article. 






    Copyright law applies here. Clearly, the article is copyrighted by default. It needs to be registered to bring a suite. But this article has been out in the wild for 15 years. We’ve all copied it by now. A successful suite must be brought within 3 years of infringement. It think that has passed? 

    Clearly only the author can register for copyright protection, so Wright needs to prove he is the author. Not likely.

    Finally, the way it was published makes it arguable that it was meant to be in the public domain. Fair use at least. One key element is if way back 15 years ago, if someone want to get permission to copy this work, there must have been a way to ask for permission. That has proven impossible. 
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  • GM ditching CarPlay & Android Auto for Google-built infotainment system

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    Call me old fashioned (or just old) but your job as a driver is to DRIVE. Being distracted by entertainment is simply irresponsible. 
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  • Apple shows MR headset to executives ahead of rumored June unveiling

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    thethirdshoe said:
    It seems they have started allowing chat bots to make comments
    If ChatGPT had generated the comments, they would have been more intelligent.
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  • Apple employees face reprisals, possible termination over return to office policy

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    But does a return to the office makes sense from a productivity perspective? For most employees, in the office is nothing more than a proxy for are you working -- and a poor one at that. 
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  • President Biden upholds potential Apple Watch ban

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    mknelson said:
    viclauyyc said:
    These paper invention patent need to be stop. If I file a flying car patent doesn’t mean I know how to make one.

    These companies pretty much just combine a known technology with another object and hope someone like apple actually makes it into a popular product then sue for money. I should file a patent about smart shoes with ECG and hope Nike makes it into a thing. 
    AliveCor has several products and even produced an ECG device for early iPhone models.

    They also discussed this technology with Apple so have a decent case that Apple "stole" the concept. That's why Apple has had to work hard to get the patents thrown out.

    If AliveCor IP is unpatentable, discuss all you want. There is nothing there to steal. 
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