Comments on: Latest Nutty Thing To Be Patented or Copyrighted: A Softball Pitch http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: joshua http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-238130 joshua Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:33:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-238130 Just happened to run across this article earlier today.....sort of ties into this copyrights stuff. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/15196766.htm Not sure how long it will be available. Just happened to run across this article earlier today…..sort of ties into this copyrights stuff.

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/15196766.htm

Not sure how long it will be available.

]]> By: Mr. H. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237986 Mr. H. Fusion Sat, 05 Aug 2006 00:07:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237986 John, I'm not so sure if this is patentable or not. If Amazon can patent one click... John, I’m not so sure if this is patentable or not. If Amazon can patent one click…

]]> By: John http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237746 John Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:24:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237746 It's not patentable subject matter. He has a copyright on the video. You could make your own video teaching the same pitch, so long as you make your video appreciably different. 35 U.S.C. §101. Inventions patentable Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title [35 USC § §1 et seq.]. It’s not patentable subject matter. He has a copyright on the video. You could make your own video teaching the same pitch, so long as you make your video appreciably different.

35 U.S.C. §101. Inventions patentable
Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title [35 USC § §1 et seq.].

]]> By: Ballenger http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237643 Ballenger Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:57:00 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237643 Does this mean that catcher hand signals will be replaced by EULA license cards flashed to the pitcher? Orwell, I mean or will, the catcher just have to wear an external "video cup" which scrolls the info and disclaimers out to whichever parties, the 86 person MLB, NSA, NCAA and Homeland Security Sports Division legal teams in charge of this issue decide need to see it? (NSA-that's the National Softball Association, not the other NSA. The other NSA only covers Golf and Polo) Does this mean that catcher hand signals will be replaced by EULA license cards flashed to the pitcher? Orwell, I mean or will, the catcher just have to wear an external “video cup” which scrolls the info and disclaimers out to whichever parties, the 86 person MLB, NSA, NCAA and Homeland Security Sports Division legal teams in charge of this issue decide need to see it? (NSA-that’s the National Softball Association, not the other NSA. The other NSA only covers Golf and Polo)

]]> By: Uncle Dave http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237484 Uncle Dave Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:18:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237484 Not being a lawyer, I can't say for sure, but my guess is he can sue someone using the pitch in a game as well as if used in a video or other money making enterprise. He has the rights to it, so as owner, he can say how and where it's used. Not being a lawyer, I can’t say for sure, but my guess is he can sue someone using the pitch in a game as well as if used in a video or other money making enterprise. He has the rights to it, so as owner, he can say how and where it’s used.

]]> By: Steve K http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237451 Steve K Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:42:09 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237451 So now that he is marketing the instructional video for sale and profit, I'm sure all the softball players who hear about this will just laugh and teach themselves the pitch. Homegrown YouTube instructional video in 3.... 2.... So now that he is marketing the instructional video for sale and profit, I’m sure all the softball players who hear about this will just laugh and teach themselves the pitch.

Homegrown YouTube instructional video in 3…. 2….

]]> By: Jason http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2006/08/04/latest-nutty-thing-to-be-patented-or-copyrighted-a-softball-pitch/comment-page-1/#comment-237426 Jason Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:07:37 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=6455#comment-237426 I guess as long as the copyright doesn't prevent other people from actually PERFORMING this pitch, then it's not all bad. I think it just means that nobody else can market an instructional video for it. Now, if he is able to collect everytime someone uses one of his pitches...I'm going to copyright my sneeze! I guess as long as the copyright doesn’t prevent other people from actually PERFORMING this pitch, then it’s not all bad. I think it just means that nobody else can market an instructional video for it. Now, if he is able to collect everytime someone uses one of his pitches…I’m going to copyright my sneeze!

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