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Lonestar_1 
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http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/patent-troll-trial/

Man I hope this gets killed.

 

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Groooovechampion 
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First SOPA/PIPA (and ACTA)
and now this PoS? grin

edit:
4Chan and Anonymous would know what to do.

 

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Ravynmagi 
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Sad that many companies already settled and assuming are paying him to license the "interactive web". It's what happens when you negotiate with terrorists.

 

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Sprawl-zero1eye- 
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Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.

 

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Quazimortal 
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Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.


If you ask me it looks like it is killing itself. Anything that can allow this will surely decay naturally, right?

 

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Ravynmagi 
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The Internet has been saved again.

Jury says all the "interactive web" patents are invalid.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57374394-93/jury-strikes-down-eolas-interactive-web-patent/

 

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Sprawl-zero1eye- 
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Quazimortal posted:
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.


If you ask me it looks like it is killing itself. Anything that can allow this will surely decay naturally, right?

I suppose, but watching the smart phone war is a bit painful, lol.

 

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Lonestar_1 
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Apple brought that on themselves. I find it amusing to read about apple products being banned after they had/tried to do that to other companies.

 

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Sprawl-zero1eye- 
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It ain't only Apple. It's a revolving door with Microsoft, Google, and Apple, with the little guy being unable to even enter the market. Heck, look at poor Samsung...

 

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Nakal 
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Google does not sue that often, in fact they seem to be on the receiving end allot.

 

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Acao 
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Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.

It isn't the patent system it is the misuse of the system by predators such as SCO and these guys looking for a quick buck.

 

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Acao posted:
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.

It isn't the patent system it is the misuse of the system by predators such as SCO and these guys looking for a quick buck.

Misuse of the system is a fault of the system. Then again, I'm an Engineer - Dumb users are expected. tongue

 

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Quazimortal posted:
Sprawl-zero1eye- posted:
Kill our patent system already. I'm not saying nothing should exist to protect IP, but this outdated system needs to go.


If you ask me it looks like it is killing itself. Anything that can allow this will surely decay naturally, right?


Not when the people who are lobbying for change are the very people who benefit from it mostly. What really needs to happen is as a society we stop being sheep and start thinking for ourselves.

 

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