I feel kinda guilty about this

[mdlbear]

United States Patent: 7451236
Savitzky , et al. November 11, 2008
Document distribution and storage system

Abstract

A document storage and distribution system includes distributing documents in accordance with a distribution list. Each copy of the distributed document is identified with an identifier that includes the information indicative of the computer system in which it was created. Modifications to the document can be uploaded to the system from any computer system to which the document had been distributed. The modified documents are then re-distributed from the computer system in which it was originally created.

... it's a pure software patent, so it's probably invalid. But the (rather small, but welcome) bonus check is valid, so I'm not complaining.

Comments

Congrats

[capplor.livejournal.com]

And frame that patent document for your glory wall.

[hms42]

Congratulations!

Congratulations,

[brmj.livejournal.com]

you've gone over to the dark side. A software patent?! I guess there is the whole "having to eat" thing, but still...

(Sorry about that. I get to claim the moral high ground today because I just got rid of a little over 60% of the non-free software on my laptop, and plan to dispose of the rest of it as soon as possible.)

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

cool!

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

Peter "6,926,576" Alway

[roaringmouse.livejournal.com]

congrats...

[mithriltabby]

Congratulations! As long as the competition can have software patents, I support grabbing as many as you can get— it creates more pressure to reform the system and keeps your company viable in the meantime.