Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 15th May 2004 08:23 UTC
It is when I read articles like this that I have "my blood all going up to my head" (that's a Greek saying for people that get angry). So apparently, Apple is trying to patent "transparent windows that do a certain action after fading away". While I don't personally find this "innovation/invention" patentable, it's fine with me: Apple is doing the best it can to secure its business (maybe I would do the same if I had shareholders on my back).
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"For example, let's say I write a song with a simple chord progression. I record and patent the song. Then someone rips me off, and claims that over time every progression will have been thought of and used, so they really aren't doing anything wrong, in fact they even used their own lyrics."
As far as I know you can't patent a song. But you can have copyright on a song, lyrics etc.
You are awere of the difference between patents and copyright, right?