One of the most talked about features *NOT* on an iPhone is the ability to copy and past between applications. Apple have long said it is on their "To Do" list but not a high priority. The issue for developers is that Apple won't allow applications to continue to function when not in use, thereby suggesting that 'cut and paste' (which gives the impression as needing to function in the 'gap' between one application ending and another starting) was in breach of application development rules. That is...until someone figured out a workaround....and now it's open source.

OpenClip.org is a non-profit website dedicated to brining copy and paste functionality to and between iPhone applications. From the website....

OpenClip utilizes a shared space on the iPhone. Applications that use the OpenClip framework can access this common area to write to and read from, allowing copy / paste between participating apps.

The best way to understand how it might function is to see it in action. Here's Ali Lewis of GeekBrief.TV demonstrating the function between a few applications...

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Philip Roy said: August 22, 2008   Votes: +0

	This article suggests OpenClip may not be as welcome a solution as people might think....http://daringfireball.net/2008...lip_parade
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