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schestowitz-TR2merging in the new export stats scriptDec 19 07:09
Techrights-sec2doneDec 19 07:11
Techrights-sec2we replacind a router for the server some hours ago, so you might see a short server disconnection, inc. for IRCDec 19 07:11
schestowitz__[TR]> I’m reaching out to Alexis Ohanian with my story.Dec 19 07:25
schestowitz__[TR]> Dec 19 07:25
schestowitz__[TR]> Apparently he has been collaborating with Nat on several venture capitalDec 19 07:25
schestowitz__[TR]> projects. Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]> Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]> He is very vocal publicly about being a feminist. I hope this willDec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]> dissuade him from working with Nat in the future.Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]Very good.Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]All these people (inc. de Icaza) are very closely connected since 20+ years ago.Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]Like I said, the harm they're done to advance their careers isn't forgettable.Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]15 years ago I was on the radio (US) with Miguel de Icaza when he was promoting Microsoft's lock-in openly and shamelessly.Dec 19 07:26
schestowitz__[TR]They're users. These people are users. They lack empathy.Dec 19 07:26
Techrights-sec2ackDec 19 07:32
Techrights-sec2I would paint them even less positively than that.Dec 19 07:32
Techrights-sec2The damage to FOSS wasn't a side effect, it was an apparent goal of theirsDec 19 07:32
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Techrights-sec2cp .git/hooks/pre-commit.sample .git/hooks/pre-commit       Dec 19 08:29
schestowitz-TR2where?Dec 19 08:29
Techrights-sec2inside the top Git directory.  It does a few housekeeping tasks before allowingDec 19 08:31
Techrights-sec2the commit to take place.  It's rather barebones but more can be added.  Dec 19 08:31
Techrights-sec2A useful part with the sample file is the complaint about trailing whitespace.Dec 19 08:31
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Techrights-sec2some useful XPath changes are buried in the wave of commitsDec 19 08:35
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Techrights-sec2and 67ed3fca71bc14115e6b52d950db7e4ee9efdb8c uses a hash instead of if-thenDec 19 08:36
Techrights-sec2it's more efficientDec 19 08:36
Techrights-sec2and maybe easier to maintainDec 19 08:36
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schestowitz__[TR]http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/opinion-can-ai-system-be-inventor.html?showComment=1639419212496#c8846281535954961753Dec 19 14:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Opinion] Can an AI system be an inventor ? - The IPKatDec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]AI is an interesting play field for legal scholars and it should stay at this!Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]There is nothing intelligent in AI, but it is certainly purely artificial. Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]Rather than to come up with nice legal theories, not to speak about sui-generis law for AI, it would be more intelligent for the legislator to push for full transparency, or at least explicability of AI systems.Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]Without any knowledge of the correlation algorithm and as important the training data, nobody will be in the situation to assess whether the result of an AI system is acceptable or not! Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]This is the real problem and any fancy theory whether an AI system can invent anything. Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]By its mere essence, I claim, it cannot invent anything.Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]Mr Thaler should get a first class diploma in PR and legal gobbledygook. Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 14:57
schestowitz__[TR]http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/opinion-can-ai-system-be-inventor.html?showComment=1639412232873#c7972586518215140438Dec 19 14:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Opinion] Can an AI system be an inventor ? - The IPKatDec 19 14:58
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 14:58
schestowitz__[TR]It's all very well spouting Cogito ergo Sum, but perhaps it is better to take it in context. Immediately prior to that 3 word sound bite comes another, namely Dubio ergo Cogito (I doubt. Therefore I think.) Sure, we can debate all night whether a machine can "think". But i would prefer to follow a debate about whether a machine can 8or ever will) experience the agonies of doubt.Dec 19 14:58
schestowitz__[TR]Me, I much prefer the notion (borrowed from US law) that an "inventor" has to have "possession" of the claimed subject matter before the subject matter of the putative claim can be seen as a patentable invention. Who has "possession"? Not the machine but perhaps the human who assesses for patentability that which the machine delivers as its output? Dec 19 14:58
schestowitz__[TR]BTW: I really did enjoy (above) the spell-check correction of "burgeoning" to read "the bludgeoning legal literature". Perhaps the spell-check brain used by the good professors can see better than us humans, what chracteristics the legal literature exhibits? Dec 19 14:58
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 14:58
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schestowitz__[TR]http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-spc-alphabet-are-combination.html?showComment=1639393227963#c4100763144587942997Dec 19 15:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | The SPC alphabet: Are combination product SPCs precluded by Article 3(a), (c) and/or (d)? - The IPKatDec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]The new reference makes plain what has been evident for some time, namely that there is confusion and disharmony regarding the interpretations of the different subsections of Art 3. However, I am not sure whether asking the CJEU a question relating to one of the subsections of Art 3 is the best way to clear up all of the confusion.Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]In cases such as Actavis I, Actavis II and Clonmel, the courts have essentially decided that the "product" is not what was stated on the SPC application. That is all very well, but what causes confusion is the fact that the courts have relied upon a specific subsection of Art 3 (whether Art 3(a) or Art 3(b)) to effectively re-write the definition of the "product". This then leaves room for doubt over whether the same definition of the "Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]product" should be used for the purposes of assessing compliance with the other subsections of Art 3.Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]What seems to me to be needed is a logical and consistent approach to determining the acceptable definition(s) of the "product". That is a question under Art 1(b).Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 15:00
schestowitz__[TR]http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/12/14/epos-boards-of-appeal-to-move-back-to-munich/#commentsDec 19 15:38
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | EPO's Boards of Appeal to Move Back to Munich - Kluwer Patent BlogDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]17 commentsDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 4:12 PMDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]Thorsten, looking at the CSC’s comments upon CA 77/21, it seems that the “New ways of working” are all teleworking, including the possibility of mandatory teleworking.Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]It is not clear to me why CA 77/21 is mentioned in the Joint Declaration. However, I rather suspect that it has a lot to do with a likely reduction in size of the office space allocated to the Boards. I would also not be surprised if CA 77/21 has led the President of the Boards of Appeal to make assumptions regarding the proportion of appeal oral proceedings that will be held by VICO (with possible “remote” participation of members of Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]the Boards).Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]If my suspicions are correct, then the planned move might only be feasible if, contrary to all reasonable expectations (in the light of G 1/21), Article 15a RPBA remains in force in unamended form. This raises the prospect that the promise of a move back to (central) Munich could, in the wrong hands, effectively be used as an “inducement” for members of Boards of Appeal to uphold Article 15a RPBA in its current form.Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]Of course, I am not saying that there is any such skulduggery going on. However, such a possibility cannot be ruled out entirely unless and until the EPO publishes all of the relevant documents (namely, CA 77/21, the MoU between the two Presidents and, most importantly, the relative size of the office space that will be allocated to the Boards in the building Pschorr-Höfe 7). Given the vast number of important documents that the EPO does Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]not make publicly available, I will not hold my breath waiting for anything on this point.Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]Even more concerned observerDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 5:19 PMDec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]The MoU between the two presidents is in BOAC/12/19 mentioned in the Annual report of the BoA. In that case, its referred documents should be somewhere available on the BoA website.Dec 19 15:38
schestowitz__[TR]Otherwise, ask the press officers of the BoA:Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Nikolaus ObrovskiDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Jeannine HoppeDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Spokespersons of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent OfficeDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]boa-press@epo.orgDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 7:47 PMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Whilst BOAC/12/19 should be on the BoA website, it appears that it is not. I wonder if the press officers would be prepared to provide a copy of CA 77/21 too?Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Extraneous AttorneyDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 4:31 PMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Taxpayers’ and consumers’ money will therefore have been wasted on an epic scale, likely numbering in the millions of euros. Yet nothing will happen to the careers of anyone involved in making this decision. That’s the unaccountability of international organizations for you.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]@Concerned observer is right to mention that there may be a link with Article 15a RPBA. I’m inclined to believe that, in view of the reasoning set forth in G1/21, Article 15a RPBA is plainly ultra vires and therefore good as dead. But that’s assuming that the EBA sitting in another composition will not find another “dynamic interpretation” of the EPC…Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 7:41 PMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]I would say that is now crystal clear that the EPO has no intention whatsoever of bringing the RPBA into line with the EBA’s ruling in G 1/21.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]In this respect, I suggest that you watch closely for “interesting” interpretations of G 1/21 (such as that in T 0245/18, as discussed in http://justpatentlaw.blogspot.com/2021/12/t-024518-art-15a-rpba-compatible-with.html).Dec 19 15:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-justpatentlaw.blogspot.com | Just Patent Law Blog: T 0245/18 - Art. 15a RPBA compatible with the EPCDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]It will also be important to keep a close eye on EPO proposals to extend (and excuses for extending) the applicability of provisions that mandate the use of VICO. I have no doubt that there will be some “interesting” developments on this front in the next 6 months or so, most likely using the pandemic as cover for effectively overriding the EBA’s ruling in G 1/21.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Jacques DorsDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 15, 2021 AT 10:27 AMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]There is no seperation of powers anyway.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]There is recycling of people who worked for the EPO before, it is all the same blood.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]The Convention WatchdogDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 15, 2021 AT 10:57 AMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Will Mr. Battistelli be made responsible for the damage resulting from the longest lasting lease contract (15 years) in the history of the EPO and the cost for adapting the Haar building to the needs of the Boards?Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Another AttorneyDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 16, 2021 AT 9:34 AMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]I agree with Extraneous Attorney. There is also no mention of the Orwellian “perception of independence” (CA/43/16) that served as the basis for the exile of the Boards in the new press release. Instead, it almost sounds like having Examiners in home office freed up space for the Boards the was previously occupied.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 16, 2021 AT 11:53 AMDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]The reason given in 2016 for the move to Haar was an alleged desire to “reinforce among the parties to appeal procedures the feeling that they are appearing before an independent body as opposed to EPO examining and opposition divisions”.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]The move back to (central) Munich now confirms what any objective observer was always able to perceive, namely that the REAL motivation was to “punish” the Boards for having the temerity (in R 19/12) to point to flaws in the set-up of the EPO that gave rise to a justifiable fear of partiality in certain appeals.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]As has been reported on this blog (http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/11/03/a-few-thoughts-on-trust-and-judicial-independence/), the flaw identified in R 19/12 is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to justifiable fears of partiality. It therefore speaks volumes that, in response to being alerted to serious problems with their governance structure, the EPO has either done nothing (eg in response to the articles cited in the above-Dec 19 15:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | A few thoughts on trust and judicial independence - Kluwer Patent BlogDec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]mentioned blog post), or has punished the messenger (by moving the Boards to Haar).Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Rather than be diminished by the move to Haar, justifiable fears of partiality have actually increased since 2016. Whilst the farcical conclusion to G 3/19 might be the most obvious manifestation of this effect, there are worrying signs of a gradual decrease in the number of members of the Boards of Appeal that are both willing and able to resist the will of the President of the EPO. The acid test on this point is likely to be how G 1/21 Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]is interpreted and implemented by various Boards of Appeal.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]My guess is that there will be more than one Board that will be prepared to effectively ignore the EBA’s reasoning relating to the role of the parties’ consent. The EPO President’s “New normal” agenda effectively demands this outcome. Indeed, for reasons that I have previously mentioned, the proposed move back to Munich could be interpreted as providing the Boards with an extra incentive to reach decisions that do not anger the Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]EPO President.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]Of course, by failing to address structural flaws that give rise to objectively justifiable fears of partiality, and by taking decisions that could be perceived to make the situation even worse, the EPO is taking a very big risk. That risk is that a national court might find that the members of the EPO’s Boards of Appeal are not adequately independent. One possible consequence of this has been discussed on this blog (http://patentblog.Dec 19 15:39
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schestowitz__[TR]kluweriplaw.com/2020/01/18/whats-the-worst-that-could-happen-constitutional-complaints-against-the-epo-in-germany/). However, it is important to remember that judicial independence is also essential for compatibility with other legal systems, such as TRIPS, EU laws and the European Convention on Human Rights. The potential consequences of an adverse ruling could therefore be devastating for the EPO.Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]So why is the EPO prepared to take such incredible risks, instead of just adjusting the EPC to fix the structural flaws? Perhaps they know something that we do not, as might be suggested by the period of more than a decade that one of the constitutional complaints against the EPO has been pending at the BVerfG. Or are they just complacent that their privileges and immunities will shield them from any fall-out? With regard to the wasting of Dec 19 15:39
schestowitz__[TR]EPO funds on an epic scale (by renting and adapting new office space whilst EPO-owned space lies empty), that certainly seems to have worked for the former President.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Anon Y. MouseDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 16, 2021 AT 10:44 AMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Why Pschorr-Höfe? As far as I know the original BOA rooms in the Isar building (at least the rooms used for hearings) are still unoccupied.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Trink mer a Pschorr an d'r Isar.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 16, 2021 AT 3:18 PMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Because the city of Munich torpedoed the sale of PH VII, hence a new use for the building had to be found.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]the “perception” can be upheld this way.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]MysterioDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 16, 2021 AT 11:58 AMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]This might be interesting as well:Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]http://techrights.org/2021/12/06/epo-and-committee-on-patent-law/Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The Committee on Patent Law (PLC) Informed About Overlooked Issues “Which Might Have a Bearing on the Validity of EPO Patents.” | TechrightsDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 17, 2021 AT 12:19 PMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]I am truly shocked to discover that the management of the EPO might be adopting policies and procedures that are inconsistent with the EPC! If only there had been some kind of evidence from their prior behaviour that might have warned us that they were capable of such a thing.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Joking aside, the issue brought to the attention of the EPO’s Patent Law Committee is truly very serious. As things currently stand, it seems that management can, without providing any legal justification for doing so, order an ED to change its decision in connection with a specific patent application. Unless this legal loophole is closed, then the possibilities for rampant abuse of this apparently unchecked power are mind-boggling.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]One of thoseDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 18, 2021 AT 10:52 PMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]This possibility was always there, as changes in examining divisions have never been excluded.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]BTW, the current drive of “timeliness” includes many thoughts of exchanging divisions as often as necessary to bring the procedure to a quick conclusion.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Guess which conclusion is fastest and has no waiting time in which the applicant could exert any control over how to react to known prior art?Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]Attentive ObserverDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 17, 2021 AT 10:50 AMDec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]It is farcical to see that the president of the EPO and the president of the BA sign a MoU!Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]One should not forget that the latter only has the powers delegated to him by the former.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]As long as the president of the BA cannot present directly its budget needs to the AC, the BA will never be independent.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]As long as the reappointment of BA members is dependent on a performance assessment, the BA are not independent.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]This is the more so since the criteria for re-appointment are not even public. One of the criteria is certainly linked to production/productivity, and probably, but not written, an excellent flexibility of the spine.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]What is infuriating is that BB will never have to pay for the damage he caused and the millions of € spent in vain.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]It was pure revenge of him for the EBA not willing to rubber stamp its disregard of the separation of powers and of the problems raised in R 19/12.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]I take bets that with the actual president of the BA and some EBA members it would have ended differently.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]As far as the “New way of working” is concerned it is mandatory teleworking, for members of the BA as well.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]In this respect, OP by ViCo are an absolute necessity.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]I can agree with Concerned Observer that we will face sooner or later a dynamic interpretation of G 1/21.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]The only driver for the present tenant of the 10th floor is to save money at any rate.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]He started with salaries and pensions on the basis of a fake study from which he took the worse scenario possible. Even after one year the financial results shows that there was no need to cut salaries and pensions. But the “special allocations” for the top management and its buddies have drastically increased.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]By imposing teleworking the aim is clearly to sell office space. BB was already dissatisfied that when he introduced “part-time home-working” not many examiners were asking for it.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]The pandemic offered his successor the reason he could not invoke for forcing teleworking: saving office space in order to sell it. The EPO tried to sell BT-VIII, the one immediately next to Hackerbrücke, but the city of Munich blocked it.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]The new building in Rijswijk was conceived with a maximum of open office space, also for examiners.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]The budget has also been provisioned such as to pay for a transformation of the present buildings in open space.Dec 19 15:40
schestowitz__[TR]What is the most disappointing is that the AC has completely given up its control function and has degraded itself in a rubber stamping machine for the wishes of the president.Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]It is difficult to accept that countries with barely any applications have the same weight in the AC as the big contributing countries. There is a weighted voting system in the AC, but it is barely used, for obvious reasons.Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]This is probably the biggest scandal!Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]Concerned observerDec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 17, 2021 AT 12:52 PMDec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]Attentive, if you want to understand the behaviour of the EPO’s management, and of the AC delegates, then it seems to me that the only way to do this is to follow the money.Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]Why on earth would the EPO make financial predictions that are based upon demonstrably unrealistic assumptions and that tell a (false) story of impending financial doom? What advantage does the EPO gain from doing this? Well, from the perspective of EPO management, setting very low (financial) expectations is a sure-fire way of guaranteeing that you deliver a stellar performance relative to what has been predicted. Trebles and massive Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]bonuses (for the management) all round! Whilst the AC delegates may be alert to this obvious manipulation of the figures, they may be inclined to keep quiet because the prediction of impending doom provides the perfect excuse to reduce the EPO’s operating overheads … for which read cuts to the benefits of, and poorer working conditions for, for the bulk of the staff … and to thereby, in the long run, increase the proportion of the Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]EPO’s income that is available for redistribution to the member states.Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]Quite how the tail (the EPO President) manages to wag the dog (the AC) so efficiently when it comes to getting pretty much everything he wants is perhaps harder for outsiders to understand. However, it is beyond doubt that individual delegations to the AC are almost always VERY keen to avoid objecting to a proposal from the President unless they are certain that the majority of other delegations will take the same stand. Indeed, it seems Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]that abstaining from voting on a proposal is about as much rebelliousness that AC delegations dare to demonstrate, even where it is clear that they strongly disapprove of the proposal in question. Given that the AC delegations are supposed to be the ones in charge, why are they so timid? What do they have to lose by standing up for what they want, or what they believe is right? Whilst I do not know the answer to this question, I have no Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]doubt that the real reasons can be learned by following the money …Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]Patent robotDec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]DECEMBER 17, 2021 AT 2:59 PMDec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]G 1/21 clarified that ViCo OP are compatible with the EPC, despite not being the “gold standard” (in-person OP).Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]However, the AC can now introduce a new Rule 115a EPC: “Oral proceedings shall be held by videoconference” (forever), can’t it?Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]I find the EPO branches in Berlin, Rijswijk (which is not The Hague) and Haar more incompatible with the EPC.Dec 19 15:41
schestowitz__[TR]"Dec 19 15:41
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Techrights-sec2transcoding complete : Toyota\ thinks\ THEY\ own\ your\ car.-57e4b1c88e1628819a65f9826b8ad17dcb1b35c7.webmDec 19 16:29
Techrights-sec2youtube-dl is alegedly being discontinuedDec 19 16:31
schestowitz-TR2it can be forked, maybe another nameDec 19 16:31
Techrights-sec2there are others but I always have trouble remembering their namesDec 19 16:31
schestowitz-TR2serious questionDec 19 16:33
schestowitz-TR2shall we post firstr the video on its own and later the UK consultation with what'sd at staker?Dec 19 16:33
schestowitz-TR2or both at once?Dec 19 16:33
schestowitz-TR2I'd rather ask ryan for ideas too as he still drivesDec 19 16:33
Techrights-sec2pribably one and then the other.  use the video to introduce a second aspectDec 19 16:33
Techrights-sec2of software freedomDec 19 16:33
Techrights-sec2what about Tim?  It would be a good excuse to contact him.  Dec 19 16:40
Techrights-sec2I presume he has at least one car.Dec 19 16:40
schestowitz-TR2good idea, but it would be quite a overhead; yes, he drove me to the airport once... or the train station, or both..Dec 19 16:40
Techrights-sec2Andy is in the UK too and very good at writing and might benefit from the Dec 19 16:41
Techrights-sec2Gov link to the consultation itself.Dec 19 16:41
schestowitz-TR2I want people I can reach on the spot over ircDec 19 16:41
schestowitz-TR2see draftDec 19 16:42
Techrights-sec2a few more details are needed there for the Gemini siteDec 19 16:44
schestowitz-TR2i need to watch it first :-)Dec 19 16:44
Techrights-sec2It's worth viewing Dec 19 16:44
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schestowitz-TR2"is it contacting Toyota's servers"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"uses radio waves"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"fuction will not worth" if Toyota does not allow itDec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"you not owning anything"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"ot being repairable"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"overpriced serves"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"every company in every company" against the ownership of carDec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"more comkmon in recent years"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"trial"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"premium"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"pay for subscription"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2"imagine you buy a house... free trial for how cold the refriudgirator gets"Dec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2you are lft on your own after 3 years even though the functionality is already thereDec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR2like DRM on printers and coffee machinesDec 19 16:55
schestowitz-TR24.5 million dollars on lobbying against people's interestsDec 19 16:55
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Techrights-sec2yep ,thats how it works on both sides of the AtlanticDec 19 17:05
Techrights-sec2That's one of the reason Louis has collected money to buy his own lobbyistsDec 19 17:05
Techrights-sec2for the Fight to Repair workDec 19 17:05
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: I need your helpDec 19 17:05
DaemonFC?Dec 19 17:07
schestowitz-TR2working on text about carsDec 19 17:07
schestowitz__[TR]DaemonFC: http://techrights.org/2021/12/19/louis-rossmann-car-ownership/Dec 19 17:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | You Cannot Own a Car Anymore… | TechrightsDec 19 17:14
DaemonFCSorry, just woke up. I'm feeling more like myself each day but it's taking forever to get over this.Dec 19 17:17
DaemonFCschestowitz__[TR], I don't like any of the new features, including "self-drive".Dec 19 17:20
DaemonFCThe driver is still liable in civil and criminal matters regarding what the software does, including if it causes an at-fault accident.Dec 19 17:21
DaemonFCBut now, you also have to spend $80 a year subscribing to a remote starter that's already on the car, if you buy a Toyota, or else it will stop working.Dec 19 17:21
DaemonFCThis is like Windows "Anytime Upgrade", where all of the features are there, but Microsoft disables them unless you buy a new activation code.Dec 19 17:22
schestowitz-TR2with plate readers everywhere you now get better privacy as a passenger in a taxi than as driver of 'yopur' carDec 19 17:22
DaemonFCIf you have the Toyota for 15 years, it costs $1200 to have the remote starter work and previously it cost $200 or so to have a good one put on the car that works forever.Dec 19 17:23
schestowitz-TR2[17:21] <DaemonFC> But now, you also have to spend $80 a year subscribing to a remote starter that's already on the car, if you buy a Toyota, or else it will stop working.Dec 19 17:23
schestowitz-TR2this is where I need your helpDec 19 17:23
schestowitz-TR2because UK has a consulationDec 19 17:23
schestowitz-TR2and we want to write about itDec 19 17:23
schestowitz-TR2you know the details better than meDec 19 17:23
DaemonFCThey like to slip "little things" in past you that don't register while you're buying the car.Dec 19 17:25
DaemonFCWho is thinking about a remote starter that costs them $1200-1600 over the life of the car?Dec 19 17:26
DaemonFCWhat if you buy the car and then they raise the price later?Dec 19 17:26
Techrights-sec2https://fighttorepair.org/Dec 19 17:27
Techrights-sec2"Who owns your device?"Dec 19 17:27
Techrights-sec2can the above link be added?Dec 19 17:27
Techrights-sec2ackDec 19 17:27
Techrights-sec2Can the link be added in the last paragraph?Dec 19 17:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fighttorepair.org | Repair Preservation Group - Preserving Repair for Everyone, EverywhereDec 19 17:27
schestowitz-TR2was just about to add it :-)Dec 19 17:28
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, Well, Apple and Microsoft are chumming the waters with Right to Repair.Dec 19 17:30
Techrights-sec2:)Dec 19 17:30
DaemonFCThey're focusing on hardware only, which is an improvement. Dec 19 17:30
DaemonFCBut without knowing how the software works or how to replace their operating system, you still don't control the device.Dec 19 17:31
DaemonFCThey want to be in control of when the last software update goes out.Dec 19 17:31
Techrights-sec2Yes, apple, Microsoft, and the others are trying to saturate the news on thatDec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2topic, diffuse and unfocus the work, and confuse the public and, especially,Dec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2the politicians.  This has to be slammed through as legislation or elseDec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2Apple will continue on the path it has been going down since Steve Jobs got Dec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2sick, and where most other vendors are deciding to follow.  Nothing other thanDec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2a legal smackdon will suffice, the PR efforts to the contrary are no more thanDec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2PR efforts to stall and weaken the effort.  Dec 19 17:33
Techrights-sec2 and /take away/ the existingDec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2rights.  There has always been the right to repair stuff one owns:Dec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_ActDec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2however, Apple and the others are trying to spin that into not applying to    Dec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2computers.  Apple is even looking like it is aiming to ban general purpose Dec 19 17:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act - WikipediaDec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2computing.  Notice that the tradepress and other lapdogs are now grovelling Dec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2about "sideloading" and insinuating how it is bad, rather than pointing outDec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2that the real name is "installation" and it is a normal activity on deviceDec 19 17:36
Techrights-sec2and tools one /owns/ and controls.  M$, Apple, and the car and farm equipmentDec 19 17:38
Techrights-sec2companies see that it could go either way.  Right now the US is leaning towardsDec 19 17:38
Techrights-sec2keeping the rights that are in place, but with enough lobbyist money the vendorsDec 19 17:38
Techrights-sec2could tip it the other way.  Here is an FTC position statement onn the topic:Dec 19 17:38
Techrights-sec2https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1592330/p194400repairrestrictionspolicystatement.pdfDec 19 17:38
Techrights-sec2https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1592354/final_chopra_prepared_remarks_on_right_to_repair.pdfDec 19 17:38
DaemonFCMicrosoft is trying to retcon "installing software on Windows" as sideloading if you don't get one of the five apps that's not fake from their store.Dec 19 17:40
Techrights-sec2A key aspect is that M$ cultists have trained the public and the politiciansDec 19 17:42
Techrights-sec2to be completely docile when "computers" are mentioned and to roll over whenDec 19 17:42
Techrights-sec2"software" is mentioned.  In the latter, they have help from the copyright  Dec 19 17:42
Techrights-sec2cartel.  Dec 19 17:42
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, Capital One seems to monitor how frequently you use your other credit cards.Dec 19 17:47
DaemonFCThey noticed I wasn't using my Capital One card as often as the others and they offered me an upgrade to a rewards card.Dec 19 17:48
DaemonFCSneaky....Dec 19 17:48
DaemonFCThey'll offer it if they have to, in order to compete with the other banks.Dec 19 17:48
schestowitz-TR2I see...Dec 19 17:48
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: any thoughts on  https://hackaday.com/2021/12/18/when-does-car-hacking-become-tampering-the-british-government-seeks-guidance/  ?Dec 19 17:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-hackaday.com | When Does Car Hacking Become “Tampering”? The British Government Seeks Guidance | HackadayDec 19 17:49
DaemonFCKind of funny actually. They ate more of a loss than all of my other credit card banks put together in the bankruptcy.Dec 19 17:49
schestowitz-TR2you know better than meDec 19 17:49
schestowitz-TR2what those cars nowadays doDec 19 17:49
DaemonFCI wish they'd just go back to what cars in the 1980s came with.Dec 19 17:50
schestowitz-TR2btw, we'll pay the host as a xmas gesture soon, would you like to chip in as welll?Dec 19 17:50
schestowitz-TR2(bank to bank)Dec 19 17:50
Techrights-sec2SureDec 19 17:50
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: yesDec 19 17:50
schestowitz-TR2we plan to write somethingDec 19 17:50
schestowitz-TR2I can integrate your thoughts tooDec 19 17:51
schestowitz-TR2send send it to our govt.Dec 19 17:51
schestowitz-TR2*then sendDec 19 17:51
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, If you can find a 1985 Honda or GMC pickup or anything really and the body is in good shape....Dec 19 17:51
DaemonFCYou'd be financially better off to wheel it down to a good mechanic and dump $10,000 or more into having him fix everything that needs attention than you would buying a new car.Dec 19 17:52
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DaemonFCAnd you can find some cars that old that never rusted, that look like they came straight out of the 80s. If they were in California or Nevada or even Florida.Dec 19 17:52
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DaemonFCObviously, for safety you should take it down and have it inspected and repaired as needed. Expect to replace all of the brake lines, belts, and rubber hoses.Dec 19 17:53
DaemonFCThey dry rot.Dec 19 17:53
DaemonFCBut once you get out ahead of that, the car might be perfectly usable for many years.Dec 19 17:53
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, I hope to get at least a few more years out of the Impala, but I won't be replacing it with anything very new.Dec 19 17:54
DaemonFCI'll probably go looking for about a 2010 Crown Victoria or something that was fleet owned.Dec 19 17:55
DaemonFCThey just don't break down nearly as often as newer cars do. They were pretty much designed in the 70s-90s and then tweaked along the way. Ford never invested anything in a total redesign after that.Dec 19 17:55
DaemonFCThe mentality, right, was different then.Dec 19 17:56
DaemonFCBack then, people were smarter and they knew, hey, this is a major purchase and it should last a while.Dec 19 17:56
DaemonFCNow it's "If my brand new $50,000 Toyota can't ping a web server to verify I paid my $8 a month remote starter fee, they start disabling my shit!".Dec 19 17:57
DaemonFC"Wow, so amazing! $850 a month car payments for 7 years, you say? Oh boy!".Dec 19 17:58
Techrights-sec2gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/12/19/louis-rossmann-car-ownership/Dec 19 17:58
Techrights-sec2:)Dec 19 17:58
DaemonFC"Plus the $8 a month for the remote starter of course!"Dec 19 17:58
DaemonFCLike, when did Toyota get so fucking greedy that they have to take on $8 a month to an $850 a month car?Dec 19 17:59
DaemonFC*tackDec 19 17:59
DaemonFCRemember Henry Ford? His philosophy was that mass production should make cars so cheap and so easy to repair that anyone could own one?Dec 19 17:59
schestowitz-TR2and for BSDec 19 17:59
DaemonFCHenry Ford was obviously a shrewd Capitalist, and these modern car companies could not be more diametrically opposed to his viewpoint.Dec 19 18:00
DaemonFCThey want to tack on surprise fees that you won't even consider, to a car that's got you bleeding out like a deer that's been hung on a rack.Dec 19 18:00
schestowitz-TR2thanksDec 19 18:01
schestowitz-TR2I take these notes for laterDec 19 18:01
schestowitz-TR2when I put together a postDec 19 18:01
DaemonFCThey control the government safety agencies. They ask for all of these new "safety" features to be mandatory.Dec 19 18:01
DaemonFCThat way their competitors can't produce an affordable car either.Dec 19 18:02
DaemonFCWhen you wreck it, it's totaled because it costs $1,000 for the body damage and $10,000 to realign some sensors.Dec 19 18:02
DaemonFCWhen those idiots ran into my Impala, you know what I did?Dec 19 18:02
DaemonFCI pulled off the bumper cover and put on an aftermarket one that was on ebay for $150.Dec 19 18:03
DaemonFCIt's held on by standard bolts that you can just unscrew and screw back in.Dec 19 18:03
DaemonFCIt took out my fog lamps, but the plastic was so yellowed anyway that I just unplugged them and tossed them in the dumpster.Dec 19 18:04
DaemonFC:/Dec 19 18:04
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DaemonFCI lol'd when I found out that that idiot who said his back hurt didn't even file a claim with the insurance company.Dec 19 18:06
DaemonFCThey didn't pay out a cent.Dec 19 18:06
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DaemonFCThat means that he's responsible for whatever the hospital billed him. I'm sure that being an absconded child molester pays him enough to take care of a $15,000 ER bill.Dec 19 18:07
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Techrights-sec2I've given myself too tight a scheduleDec 19 18:10
Techrights-sec2given that I work 1-9am, but I can handle it Dec 19 18:10
Techrights-sec2just need to get in the rhythm and stay in itDec 19 18:10
schestowitz-TR2I've given myself too tight a scheduleDec 19 18:10
schestowitz-TR2given that I work 1-9am, but I can handle it Dec 19 18:10
schestowitz-TR2just need to get in the rhythm and stay in itDec 19 18:10
Techrights-sec2Avoid burnout stressDec 19 18:10
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: thanks for your thoiughtsDec 19 18:10
schestowitz-TR2I will write about them during my work shiftDec 19 18:11
schestowitz-TR2I need to read the texts carefullyDec 19 18:11
schestowitz-TR2and then put together a responseDec 19 18:11
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, Yeah, the risk of being hit by an uninsured driver pales in comparison to the police coming out, lying, and blaming it all on you.Dec 19 18:12
Techrights-sec2ackDec 19 18:12
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: yeahDec 19 18:12
DaemonFCI just got lucky that those two were off to doing whatever it is they do and didn't bother following through with the insurance or coming to court.Dec 19 18:12
schestowitz-TR2my bod typically shuts off sleepiness if I fall behindDec 19 18:13
schestowitz-TR2I will just need to not chat for a bit and focus on marathon-like or sprintDec 19 18:13
schestowitz-TR2'bbl'Dec 19 18:13
schestowitz-TR2DaemonFC: those are other types of issuesDec 19 18:14
schestowitz-TR2the liability aspectsDec 19 18:14
schestowitz-TR2maybe a different articleDec 19 18:14
schestowitz-TR2I want to focus on the UK proposalDec 19 18:14
schestowitz-TR2and call on others to write to themDec 19 18:14
DaemonFCschestowitz-TR2, Well, after seeing what goes on in traffic court, I know that paying the ticket is always the worst option.Dec 19 18:16
DaemonFCEven if the police show up and you have no defense, you can waste as much of their time as possible by asking useless questions.Dec 19 18:17
DaemonFCOnce the prosecutor realizes that it's a filibuster and that you're taking time away from them that they could be using to get others to agree to fines, they'll break down and offer you something.Dec 19 18:17
DaemonFCYou can't go in there and read the phone book, but you can start asking the officer and witnesses questions that are about the incident, but are not going anywhere.Dec 19 18:18
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