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Originally Posted by HarryT
No, it's not the hyperlinks that were patented; it was the idea of smart recognition of items in text that can be converted into useful hyperlinks. That doesn't strike me as at all ridiculous.
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HTC shouldn't be able to copy Apple's code, but they should be free to create their own code to implement the same idea.
IMHO, of course. Sometimes it's hard to stomach the stuff I read about copyrights and patents.