●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, October 05, 2021 ●● ● Oct 05 [01:41] schestowitz http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/10/swiss-supreme-court-invalidates.html?showComment=1633365998562#c6607666764984366103 [01:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Swiss Supreme Court invalidates the Nespresso Capsule 3D Mark - The IPKat [01:41] schestowitz ' [01:41] schestowitz The decision predictably refers to the Lego case(s), and the argument appears to be that since the third party capsules have to interact with a coffee machine of defined characteristics, then trademark protection is impossible (i.e., the shape is functional). [01:41] schestowitz In the Lego case, a competitor would be able to select different size and proportion for her bricks, without necessarily having to achieve interoperability with the incumbent's product. [01:41] schestowitz I can go along with the result, but so much with its underlying logic. The association of Lego brick's underside with a competitor's protrusions has similar relationship as the pairing of Nescaf machine with third party capsules. [01:41] schestowitz IP law requires the occasional "leap of faith" in order to sweep inconvenient precedents under the rug... [01:41] schestowitz The Philips jurisprudence referred at 6.3.2 was an attempt to trademark the shape of their three-headed electric razor. [01:41] schestowitz The decision predictably refers to the Lego case(s), and the argument appears to be that since the third party capsules have to interact with a coffee machine of defined characteristics, then trademark protection is impossible (i.e., the shape is functional). [01:41] schestowitz In the Lego case, a competitor would be able to select different size and proportion for her bricks, without necessarily having to achieve interoperability with the incumbent's product. [01:41] schestowitz I can go along with the result, but so much with its underlying logic. The association of Lego brick's underside with a competitor's protrusions has similar relationship as the pairing of Nescaf machine with third party capsules. [01:41] schestowitz IP law requires the occasional "leap of faith" in order to sweep inconvenient precedents under the rug... [01:41] schestowitz The Philips jurisprudence referred at 6.3.2 was an attempt to trademark the shape of their three-headed electric razor. [01:41] schestowitz " ● Oct 05 [02:21] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@3wxf3gxu5tync.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:22] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/21698335 [02:22] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Western media: Putin kills opposition. Meanwhile: WikiLeaks (@wikileaks): "Pompeo calls for prosecution of sources who spoke to Yahoo News about plans to kidnap or kill #Assange 'Those 30 people (sources) should all be prosecuted for speaking about classified activity inside CIA' #WikiLeaks15 https://news.yahoo.com/pompeo-sources-for-yahoo-news-wiki-leaks-report-should-all-be-prosecuted-2 [02:23] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> nitter.eu | WikiLeaks (@wikileaks): "Pompeo calls for prosecution of sources who spoke to Yahoo News about plans to kidnap or kill #Assange 'Those 30 people (sources) should all be prosecuted for speaking about classified activity inside CIA' #WikiLeaks15 https://news.yahoo.com/pompeo-sources-for-yahoo-news-wiki-leaks-report-should-all-be-prosecuted-234907037.html" | nitter [02:36] *frog (~b9dc66f4@q8ban9vyag5t6.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:36] *frog (~b9dc66f4@q8ban9vyag5t6.irc) has left #techbytes [02:43] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:56] *libertybox has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 05 [03:17] *libertybox (~schestowitz_log@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:17] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:17] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@ctqz25uirqr88.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:18] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:56] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [03:56] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@if2hrdt9696jn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [04:00] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:02] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@7ajfat6chth38.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [05:22] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Oct 05 [07:57] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 05 [08:05] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:13] *sears_hardware has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [08:13] *sears_hardware (~search_social@akqta89mfqm5k.irc) has joined #techbytes [08:29] schestowitz x https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/03/17/eu-may-trigger-little-used-emergency-article-122-clause-force/ [08:29] schestowitz = [08:29] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.telegraph.co.uk | Ursula von der Leyen accused of 'acting like dictator' over threat to block vaccines to UK [08:31] schestowitz Digital Services Act in the European Parliament's committees LIBE and JURI https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=sv&u=https://piratpartiet.se/nyheter/digital-services-act-i-eu-parlamentets-utskott-libe-och-juri/ [08:31] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 408 @ https://piratpartiet-se.translate.goog/nyheter/digital-services-act-i-eu-parlamentets-utskott-libe-och-juri/?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=nui,sc ) [08:36] schestowitz https://text.npr.org/morning-edition-2021-10-04 [08:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://www.npr.org/morning-edition-2021-10-04 ) [08:55] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@98i4n4jazm6nn.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [10:37] *sears_hardware has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:38] *blitzed has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:39] *sears_hardware (~search_social@akqta89mfqm5k.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:53] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@83xq4gdznxhd6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [11:51] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [11:51] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@6byxczt6txq2u.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [12:12] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) ● Oct 05 [13:56] *techrights_guest|3 (~519aaba4@54n9xgft8g6u2.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [15:54] *techrights_guest|3 has quit (Quit: Connection closed) ● Oct 05 [16:02] *blitzed (~blitzed@nzc4ij9vpmfwn.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:39] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) [16:40] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:42] *psydroid2 has quit (connection closed) ● Oct 05 [20:01] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [20:02] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ccg69cq9kfwik.irc) has joined #techbytes [20:33] *psydroid3 has quit (connection closed) [20:44] schestowitz https://www.fosslife.org/basics-awk [20:45] schestowitz " [20:45] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.fosslife.org | The Basics of Awk [20:45] schestowitz The Awk utility is widely used for its ability to accomplish complex tasks without requiring the installation of outside libraries or packages. [20:45] schestowitz And, Awk is pretty simple, writes Adam Gordon Bell. It has only a couple of conventions and only a small amount of syntax. As a result, its straightforward to learn, and once you understand it, it will come in handy more often than youd think. [20:45] schestowitz In Bell's article, you will learn the basics of Awk, starting with short one-liners and building up to a simple 33-line program. [20:45] schestowitz Read more at Earthly. [20:45] schestowitz " ● Oct 05 [21:14] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [21:15] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@h6542mgmxghvk.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:38] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [21:43] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@9ztimmfaygwh2.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [22:02] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:02] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) [22:06] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@d3ynfqyzfesiy.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 05 [23:04] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@vvvxukyvvv3bu.irc) has joined #techbytes