Re: Apple files ten patents relating to editing today

Looks like they are trying to patent a masking tool for secondary color correction. How can the patent office grant this? Looks like the Apple control freaks are using the inability of the patent office to determine 'new' or 'unique' to stifle competition.

This reminds me of the stupidity in granting a patent to Harrison on a motorised joystick for panning audio. Harrison didn't invent the joystick, or the motorised version, just the use of pre existing tech to pan audio. The result is that no other audio company can use this tool and have forced everyone to use a less elegant approach. The use of patents like this is just selfish and heavy handed.