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The Magic Still Works
Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, March 18 2013 @ 02:23 PM EDT
i.e. the technology that is sufficiently advanced to be indistinguishable
from magic. It doesn't have to be very advanced if the bench still
believes in the tooth fairy. But this is more advanced than the old saw
of doing whatever it was "on a computer". Now we are doing it
"via an internet web site." Powerful stuff that Buckleys.

I'm having trouble seeing how "far removed from purely mental steps"
is my clicking on a [Buy] button. Maybe it's true that none of those
judges has ever used Amazon, or iTunes, or ...

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Sorry for my lack of insight,
Authored by: albert on Monday, March 18 2013 @ 06:26 PM EDT
but what am I missing here? This appears to be a business method patent.
AFAICT, the 'unique' claim appears to allow a user to view some otherwise
restricted media in exchange for viewing advertising (5). The other claims
appear to be prior art.

If this is a fair characterization, then where's the rubber?

Seriously, are there _any_ examples of non-bogus business method patents?

I am afraid to show this example to anyone, for fear of being considered totally
insane for taking this stuff so seriously.

OK....I'm considered a little nuts already.....but, c'mon!

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