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Posted by: Steve B (Thursday 23 February 2006, 11:03 AM)

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TVs have shown moving pictures and sound for many years. Books have had words and pictures for even longer. All this is is a software programmer obviously copying old ideas. Give the job to 500 programmers and they will all come up with a solution so why is it patentable?

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