[omaha] CodeDay

[Matt Payne]

Burch -- Thanks for the heads up on this.   I had notice that the event was
students only.

I had not notice it is connected to patent "hounds."

I agree with you that software should not be patentable.

Thanks for the post! --Matt Payne

CC:ed some Omaha Code school folks




On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 10:36 PM, Burch Kealey <bkealey at unomaha.edu> wrote:

> Here is the problem
>
>
> No, the event is open to all currently enrolled students. Usually, most of
> the attendees are in high school and college. Middle school students that
> can behave independently are allowed.
>
>
> The second problem is this
>
>
> http://www.intellectualventures.com/inventions-patents
>
> Inventions & Patents | Intellectual Ventures
> We partner with our worldwide network of inventors, buy and license
> patents, and create our own inventions. We are creating a marketplace for
> invention.
> Read more...<http://www.intellectualventures.com/inventions-patents>
>
>
>
>
> I recognized their name from some WSJ articles - here is a Wikipedia
> article about their activities
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_Ventures#Controversy
>
> Intellectual Ventures
> Intellectual Ventures is a private company notable for being one of the
> top-five owners of U.S. patents, as of 2011. Its business model has a focus
> on...
> Read more...<
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_Ventures#Controversy>
>
>
>
>
> I won't bother sending the WSJ article links because you have to be a
> subscriber.
>
>
> These guys run a sharp organization.  A friend of mine has hypothesized
> that one of the reasons they support things like this is to get ideas for
> patents.
>
>
> I personally do not believe software should be patentable - not
> applications built on code that was created by someone else.
>
>
> But if you still want the link (and sorry for the political nature of my
> post)
>
>
> http://codeday.org/omaha
>
> [http://codeday.org/image/event_preview/19_400,300.jpg]<
> http://codeday.org/omaha>
>
> CodeDay Omaha
> Join 2,000 students at CodeDay Spring 2014 and build something awesome in
> 24 hours!
> Read more...<http://codeday.org/omaha>
>
> ?
>
>
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-- 
--Matt Payne