Re: [PLUG] FAT conflicts?

[Art Alexion <art.alexion@gmail.com>]

On Monday 02 March 2009 05:49:31 Bob Schwier wrote:
> Didn't the older non-MS DOS's like Dr. DOS use fat?
> Seems like one could not suddenly decide that something is patented that
> has been in the public domain for 25 years.

Trademarks work that way.  It is up to the owner to protect or lose them.  Not 
sure if the intermediately protected copyrights or the more highly protected 
patents work that way.

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