15 May 2004
Apple Files Patent for Translucent Windows

Bad patents are bad patents, no matter which company files for them. Granted, this may be one of those so-called "defensive" patents - filed to protect a common technique, but nonetheless, I'm certain there's prior art for this.

ohn Kheit at Mac Observer reports on US Patent Application No. 20040090467, published on May 13, 2004, in which Apple filed a patent application for 'Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for windows.'"

(link) [Slashdot]

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New Spin on the Music Business

An interesting idea, but I'm not sure it would work in practice. But something's gotta give in this area. The attraction is the simplicity, the downside is determining who gets what.

A Harvard professor outlines a radical plan for compensating recording artists in the digital age. He wants to pay for music with taxes on Internet access and MP3 players. Katie Dean reports from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

(link) [Wired News]

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