[omaha] CodeDay

[Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T]

Burch,
Thanks for the info.  You are preaching to the choir here about software
patents.

Best,
Jeff


On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Matt Payne <Payne at mattpayne.org> wrote:

> 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
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-- 
Best,

Jeff Hinrichs
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