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That's ridiculous. What the hell kinda court would accept that claim? The packet is clearly 0x44 0x45 0x4c 0x4c 0x01 0x41 0x43 0x65 0xc3 0x21 <23 bytes> 0x01!
by WWLink 6y ago
That's ridiculous. What the hell kinda court would accept that claim? The packet is clearly 0x44 0x45 0x4c 0x4c 0x01 0x41 0x43 0x65 0xc3 0x21 <23 bytes> 0x01!
- dannyw 6y agoAre you being sarcastic? I unfortunately can't find a source as the exact case is escaping my memory at the moment, but this was successfully argued in court that a third party using "TRADEMARK" in a chip (which is checked by the DRM system) was a violation of their trademark.
- kalleboo 6y agohttps://segaretro.org/TradeMark_Security_System https://segaretro.org/TradeMark_Security_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_v._Accolade I read it like Sega was on their way to losing the appeal, so they settled it out of court.
- catalogia 6y agoEven if it doesn't hold up in court, it may still be a deterrent to any company looking to produce compatible parts. Shipments of their product could very plausibly be stopped at customs then held up for years until the court case is won.
- littlestymaar 6y agoThat's exactly what Apple does to prevent other companies to sell computers with MacOS on them![1] [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation#Legal_issues https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation#Legal_is...