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Acmlm's Board - I2 Archive - General Chat - An interesting Article I read about a legal suit concerning 3D graphics | | | |
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neotransotaku Baby Mario 戻れたら、 誰も気が付く Level: 87 Posts: 1617/4016 EXP: 6220548 For next: 172226 Since: 03-15-04 From: Outside of Time/Space Since last post: 11 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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yeah...16 years and now he shows up--makes me wonder if the video game companies knew this from the start that it was patented. Also, I wonder if this was ever published anywhere... if not, then what responsiblity to the game companies have... | |||
BMF98567 BLACK HAS BUILT A SILLY DICE-MAZE! GO! Current list of BURNING FURY >8( recipients: - Yiffy Kitten (x2) - Xkeeper Level: 53 Posts: 450/1261 EXP: 1094149 For next: 62970 Since: 03-15-04 From: Blobaria Special Move: Rising Meatloaf Backhand Combo Since last post: 21 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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Apparently, it's the companies' responsibility to look through all the patents ever filed and make sure none of the old, obscure, stupid ones apply to whatever they're doing. The patent office has needed HUGE reforms for a long time now, primarily a new set of submission criteria. Maybe something like this will finally kick-start the process, especially if big, bad Hollywood gets involved (now that they have such strong ties to the video game industry). |
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hhallahh Bob-Omb Level: 38 Posts: 437/607 EXP: 365476 For next: 4971 Since: 03-15-04 From: Portland, OR Since last post: 73 days Last activity: 60 days |
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The guy's name is McKool? No way he can lose this case! But seriously, this is a huge problem with the patent system... the fact that a person can patent an idea that would have been discovered a million times over by other people independantly isn't really a great thing to have. He does have the patent, and he does deserve to win, but his "royalties" should be an extremely negligible amount due to the.. non-uniqueness of his patent. It's like that guy who trademarked hyperlinks and filed suit a few years back. These cases tend to go nowhere, and even if they do, the winners tend to get pretty much nothing. |
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Boom.dk Level: 31 Posts: 199/392 EXP: 168692 For next: 16671 Since: 07-18-04 From: Denmark Since last post: 10 days Last activity: 1 day |
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Kill him! Kill his family! Kill their friends! WE WILL NOT PAY! |
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Karbei Micro-Goomba Level: 7 Posts: 10/17 EXP: 1361 For next: 87 Since: 10-21-04 From: Abilene, TX Since last post: 314 days Last activity: 231 days |
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This proves that you can sue just about anyone for just about anything. | |||
Dracoon Zelda The temp ban/forum ban bypasser! Level: 84 Posts: 1703/3727 EXP: 5514391 For next: 147561 Since: 03-25-04 From: At home Since last post: 5 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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No one needed that lesson, we all learned that from the Don't Sue People Panda... Anywho, this guy is an idiot, and if he tries to force SE into bankruptcy Sony and Nintendo will deal with this dumbass. I mean seriously, Nintendo and Sony both have games comming out that will make a bunch of money so if this idiot does this a lot of companies will be breathing down he neck. Oh yeah, this guy really can't patten something like this, because... It is just stupid to do. It is to broad and patents need to be specific. |
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KATW King Yoshi "If you stare at something long enough, it can be funny." Level: 86 Posts: 2069/3959 EXP: 6087979 For next: 54128 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 7 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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... *falls onto floor and proceeds to laugh until coughs up lungs* Wow... Now... that is the epitomy of stupidity righ there. Trying to patent 3D Graphics... Wow... *makes mental note for lunchtable discussion for tomorrow.* Reminds me of something my teacher said once. "Just because you can, doesnt mean you should." |
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blackhole89 LOLSEALS Moderator of ROM hacking EmuNET IRC network admin Head GM of TwilightRO Level: 47 Posts: 458/971 EXP: 739208 For next: 26995 Since: 03-15-04 From: Dresden/Germany Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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[rofl] One more reason for me to feel good about every copyright I ever violated, every piece of software I ever used without paying for (bleeeh) and every kind of damage I ever inflicted to US firms by random DDoSing. DOWN WITH THE CAPITALIST ASSHOLES! ROMH4XX0RZ OF THE WORLD UNITE! |
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