From: Sengan Baring-Gould <sengan@seqnet.net>
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:29:40 -0700

Re: STB and S3 tech specs

James Simmons wrote:

> Why don't they patent the chip layout or at least the concepts behind the
> chip layout? What prevents them from doing this?

Can't patent a layout, only ideas. The problem is implementation. Copyright
still applies you know

Sengan