[WEB4LIB] Re: Now I've heard *everything*

[Nancy Sosna Bohm]

>From the
article:http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_798000/798475.stm

"BT filed patents on the hyperlink idea in other countries but these claims
have now expired. However, the US patent runs out in 2006. "

So they might try to cash in while they can--like inflated pharmaceutical
prices.

And:
"Mr Berners-Lee says that in creating the WWW he drew on the work of
computing pioneer Ted Nelson - who is widely regarded as the father of
hypertext."

um, was/is this Ted Nelson affiliated with BT ? (that's British Telecom,
*not* Baker & Taylor)