Lets sue everyone!

**pyrobob** · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: Lets sue everyone!

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The company Worlds.com is suing over a vague patent on ...

**dustface** · Joined: 24 Dec 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Dayton Area, Ohio

What the fuck? Someone smoked too much dope this morning.
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**Velocity92C** · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 2111 Location: Louisville, KY

Wow, seems their suit actually has some merit, unfortunately. >_>
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**thegibbonator** · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:45 am Post subject:

I'm not familiar with patent law, is it really that bad if they were using it before the patent was issued? I would assume so since the article states they have a strong case, but that does seem a little unfair. =/ Also, if the patent was issued in February 2007, why did it take them so long to bring up a lawsuit against NCsoft or any other companies making use of a virtual interaction server?

Hopefully this won't end up affecting Playstation Home...

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**Desertman123** · Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 2957 Location: Central FL

Suing Jagex=Good
Suing Sony, Nintendo or MS=Bad

Sony gets sued on a daily basis anyway...

Oh shit this better not affect Home.
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**slfan68** · Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 656 Location: Pink Hill, NC

what happens to all the games that had been using this before the patent was issued, or even filed for?
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**inkjt510** · Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Posts: 1213

Spoiler alert: nothing will happen.
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**BigE** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 1233 Location: New Jersey

suing people keeps me employed - so keep it up.

anyway - as inkjt said - nothing will happen. Court cases, especially patent cases take a LONG time. and it'll probably settle or whatever.
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**pyrobob** · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject:

I think software patents are hindering innovation more than they help it. This being a golden example of such hindering.
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**Smeddy24** · Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Posts: 1778

If someone else used the technology before 2000, the case is gone, I think. There's a legal concept that translates to prior art that has been cited before. Specifically in FPSs. There was a free game called MIDI Maze that meant iD couldn't claim the idea of FPSs, or so I understand it.
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**blackwidowcd** · Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 1717 Location: Bucketheadland

I'm suing you for starting this thread!
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I just started playing Guild Wars after a year hiatus. For fucking sakes, why me?

I would like to meet the person who filed this one.
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