[sclug] OT Looking for interesting stories on copyright etc

[Bob Redknap]

Sorry if this has been covered already, I haven't been paying close
attention. File compression sounds mathematical - wasn't there an issue
once with GIF images and Compuserve claiming copyright ?
I can't remember anything else.

Bob.
IT Tech


> Being a mathematical operation, how can it be patented.
> Obviously I must have been incorrect about the non patent
> of math equations, but someone here may know more than I.