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It is clearly this company - http://www.gtx.com/ http://www.gtx.com/ The inventor of the patent is listed on the register as Marvin T Ling. [1] The gtx.com web

It is clearly this company - http://www.gtx.com/ http://www.gtx.com/ The inventor of the patent is listed on the register as Marvin T Ling. [1] The gtx.com website has a press release stating the owner and founder of the company is Marvin T. Ling. [2] [1] http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7177838.PN.&OS=PN/7177838&RS=PN/7177838 http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=H... [2] http://www.gtx.com/about/press/aml_president_pr.asp http://www.gtx.com/about/press/aml_president_pr.asp

rs999gti 9y ago
> Method and apparatus for conducting electronic commerce transactions using electronic tokens So cam girl sites are under threat?
- rhizome 9y ago
  Once they get some precedent under their belt. They have to do this via small-time operators first because porn people have money.
  - kelnos 9y ago
    If most or all the small-time operators settle, that doesn't set precedent, though, right? A judge isn't going to look at a future case and say "well, all these other companies settled, so seems like the patent is valid". That would be absurd.
    - chrismcb 9y ago
      Settling doesn't set precedent. Doesn't matter how many settle.
    - Kliment 9y ago
      The way I understand it this is done to make the terrorists' threats more credible to other victims, not to judges. But I would also not put too much trust in judges in particular jurisdictions, such as EDT.
- MisterBastahrd 9y ago
  What about ICOs?
- UncleEntity 9y ago
  > So cam girl sites are under threat? That would be a real tragedy... Seriously though, some of those girls make some serious money for working a few hours a day.
nkrisc 9y ago
So it's casino chips, but on a computer?