Don't step on that Patent!
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Posted 09/05/2014 - 17:11
I think "prior art" would make that an unsustainable patent.
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Last Edited by MattMatic on 09/05/2014 - 17:11
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Posted 09/05/2014 - 17:25
Don't worry, it only covers usage with an 85mm lens, ISO320 and f 5.6!
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Posted 09/05/2014 - 17:33
Gamka wrote:
Don't worry, it only covers usage with an 85mm lens, ISO320 and f 5.6!
Don't worry, it only covers usage with an 85mm lens, ISO320 and f 5.6!
Haha. Good spot. Now don't disturb me cos I'm busy writing patent apps for all the other combinations.
Steve
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Posted 18/05/2014 - 02:33
Gravelrash wrote:
Should we be worried?
Should we be worried?
No
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Posted 18/05/2014 - 09:59
johnriley wrote:
It's very, very weird and it makes me wonder why Amazon would pay good money to pursue such a patent.
I can't think of any obvious reason.
It's very, very weird and it makes me wonder why Amazon would pay good money to pursue such a patent.
I can't think of any obvious reason.
The suggestion made elsewhere is that Amazon is attempting to protect its “secret sauce” for creating product photographs in front of a seamless background, possibly in order to prevent competitors’ photographs from looking 100% identical in terms of lighting.
That is at least plausible, and ties in with what we know of Amazon's almost Darwinian pursuit of competitive advantage.
Regards, Christopher
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Posted 18/05/2014 - 15:43
I wonder how many and how much bribes they had to pay to patent a technique that's been used since photography exists?
Yves (another one of those crazy Canucks)
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Posted 19/05/2014 - 02:31
The last thing I would do is adopt a whiney accent and move to America.
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Posted 19/05/2014 - 22:21
Stuey wrote:
What
you don't want spray on cheese and football that doesn't use feet much 
Smeggypants wrote:
The last thing I would do is adopt a whiney accent and move to America.
The last thing I would do is adopt a whiney accent and move to America.
What
you don't want spray on cheese and football that doesn't use feet much hehe
btw it's called Handegg. or at least it should be.
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Posted 19/05/2014 - 23:35
I don't know about the spray-on cheese, but we have the 'football that doesn't use feet much'. We call it rugby and even have two variations
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Posted 19/05/2014 - 23:39
myles wrote:
I don't know about the spray-on cheese, but we have the 'football that doesn't use feet much'. We call it rugby and even have two variations
I don't know about the spray-on cheese, but we have the 'football that doesn't use feet much'. We call it rugby and even have two variations
I shouldn't comment really as I am a union fan (Scarlets) and not mentioning league
in union they often seem to kick to often but that said I am a fan not a player - my Dad who was a union player in the 60's agrees - woo hoo - common ground K10D, K5 plus plenty of clueless enthusiasm.
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