Heise online reports that bancrupt company IPIX will sell their patent holding the creation of 360° panoramas. Part of the patent protects undistorting images made with fish-eye lenses. As one commenter remarks this could be an opportunity for the open s
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Dichloroacetate (DCA) committs "immortal" cancer cells to a natural death while leaving normal cells unharmed - but DCA is not patentable, so pharmaceutical companies have no incentive to begin clinical trials...
End of july IPIX announced bancruptcy. The company still holds patents regarding 360 ° panorama creation including undistorting images made with fish-eye lenses. Wouldn't it be a good idea to start an open source initiative to buy out and free the patent
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the leaders of G8 countries closed their recent summit in Hokkaido, Japan by encouraging “the acceleration of negotiations to establish a new international legal framework, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), and seek to complete the negotiation by the end of this year.” (By Michael Geist)
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