Amazon patents photographing with white background.
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I kid you not. What the heck can anyone say about such total brain dead (people?) who work, er draw a paycheck at the patent office?
Sam
http://gizmodo.com/amazons-revolutionary-new-patent-taking-photos-on-a-wh-1573645285
Sam
http://gizmodo.com/amazons-revolutionary-new-patent-taking-photos-on-a-wh-1573645285
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Besides, anymore patents are nothing to do with protecting your own investment in original ideas. They are for strangling competition. Period.
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Their view was Amazon wanted to make sure that they would not be liable to some-one else for the way they set up their product shots.
They believed that Amazon were not interested in chasing other photographer's - they just wanted to make sure they could use their setup with any hassle.
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Sadly this explanation seems like the best so far. Am I the only one who sees the illogical Orwellian thought process here that is presented as a rational reason to obtain a completely invalid nonsensical patent?
Also please note the silence from Amazon with regard to this issue. One might think that after the brain dead granting of the patent and the subsequent discussions in the photographic community they would have a made public statement clarifying this issue.
Update: I am still waiting for a reply from Amazon's patent department.
Sam
A man with his eyes open...........................we will need to look into re-educating you......:D
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