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I could get in on that bargain
Activision Sued Over Online Multiplayer in Call of Duty, WoW
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I could get in on that bargain
Ugh...this again?
Could we include, somewhere in the Patent Troll law that's going to crop up because of this, that anyone filing such a lawsuit gets one large slap upside the head? Seriously...
Could we include, somewhere in the Patent Troll law that's going to crop up because of this, that anyone filing such a lawsuit gets one large slap upside the head? Seriously...
100% transparent tactic is 100% transparent. There was a similarly ridiculous attempt to sue Disney after Dead Man's Chest became an international hit, and the suit from Batman, Turkey that attempted to overthrow The Dark Knight following its monstrous raid on worldwide box office earnings.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
"patent trolling to some degree."
"After falling down the curiously constructed stairwell on the east side of the Shinra building, the old lady was treated for bone-fracture.. to some degree".
I mean, you just have to put it in there, right, just in case it really wasn't that serious after all. Could be it just was her hip, and then you'd be really out on a limb there with assessments like "bone-fracture", after all. Completely understandable.
After all, otherwise you might get sued.
"After falling down the curiously constructed stairwell on the east side of the Shinra building, the old lady was treated for bone-fracture.. to some degree".
I mean, you just have to put it in there, right, just in case it really wasn't that serious after all. Could be it just was her hip, and then you'd be really out on a limb there with assessments like "bone-fracture", after all. Completely understandable.
After all, otherwise you might get sued.
This is a major issue with "software" patent laws....they last friggen forever and are made to be stupidly vague and broad allowing assholes who have waited almost a decade to enforce their patent.
I have a feeling this "violation" will hopefully fall under the....you waited too damn long to enforce your ownership of this concept that happens with copyright and trademark laws.
I have a feeling this "violation" will hopefully fall under the....you waited too damn long to enforce your ownership of this concept that happens with copyright and trademark laws.
The expanded patent describes "a method and a system for a distributed electronic tournament system in which many remotely located players participate in a tournament through input/output devices connected to a central controller which manages the tournament."
When will patent offices refuse these vague-as-fuck claims?
This arse-gravy of a patent pretty much covers every single online tournament that exists, quite why they've waited all this time to actually file a law suit probably wont come as a big surprise. They must have been waiting for the big money to be there before taking action.
When will patent offices refuse these vague-as-fuck claims?
This arse-gravy of a patent pretty much covers every single online tournament that exists, quite why they've waited all this time to actually file a law suit probably wont come as a big surprise. They must have been waiting for the big money to be there before taking action.
Well, I have a feeling they're going to lose. Activision has about enough money to buy every lawyer on the planet.
WoW isn't really a tournament though moreover as it is a giant version of Oblivion that can sometimes allow one faction to face off against another. Not so much of a tournament as it is a duel.
Oh, and i see they are actively using my patent!
"Usage of nonsensical patent laws with presence of bullshit against others, with goal in filling wallets with unruly gained currency"
As much as i hate Activision, i'm with them in this one. I hate this patent idiocy. Zynga can fall, fate of casuals is not relevant to me.
"Usage of nonsensical patent laws with presence of bullshit against others, with goal in filling wallets with unruly gained currency"
As much as i hate Activision, i'm with them in this one. I hate this patent idiocy. Zynga can fall, fate of casuals is not relevant to me.
