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Facebook is one of the most egregious patent and trademark trolls of late. The article has no insight into what the potential ramifications are if they lose th

by dstein 15y ago

Facebook is one of the most egregious patent and trademark trolls of late. The article has no insight into what the potential ramifications are if they lose this suit, but I think a company that trolls around suing every company with the word 'book' in their name deserves a major kick in the ass. Google on the other hand seems to encounter more than their share of software patent nonsense.

SoftwareMaven 15y ago
What trolling is Facebook doing? I haven't heard of any and would be interested in seeing the kinds of suits they are filing. (Note: I consider trolling different from a company protecting the IP used to build its business, and I think most would agree with that, even if they don't support patents [which I generally don't].)
- dstein 15y ago
  http://www.google.ca/search?q=facebook+sues http://www.google.ca/search?q=facebook+sues Protecting the name "facebook" is not the same thing as suing every company with either "face" or "book" in the name. You don't even see Microsoft suing every company with "micro" or "soft" in their name, because that would be ridiculous.
  - phwd 15y ago
    If you are referring to Lamebook, Facebook issued the cease and desist. Lamebook was the first to sue. It is clear that Facebook is targeting how the term is used _in relation_ to their company. Lamebook knows that.
    - dstein 15y ago
      Whether or not it's in their legal right to sue, I vehemently oppose activity of this nature, and reiterate that they absolutely deserve having the law similarly turned against them.
  - seiji 15y ago
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft
kmavm 15y ago
Excuse me? I'm assuming you read the story, and realize Facebook is the victim of patent trolling here, and has never (no, never) used its patent portfolio offensively?
- inkido777 15y ago
  Patent trolling is only when you don't put your idea/patent into practice. Winksite went live in 2003 when FB was still in a dorm room using university servers...
- dstein 15y ago
  Yeah, I guess they only do trademark trolling -- I tend to lump most trademark suits in the same category as software patents.

by dstein 15y ago

SoftwareMaven 15y ago

What trolling is Facebook doing? I haven't heard of any and would be interested in seeing the kinds of suits they are filing. (Note: I consider trolling different from a company protecting the IP used to build its business, and I think most would agree with that, even if they don't support patents [which I generally don't].)

dstein 15y ago
http://www.google.ca/search?q=facebook+sues http://www.google.ca/search?q=facebook+sues Protecting the name "facebook" is not the same thing as suing every company with either "face" or "book" in the name. You don't even see Microsoft suing every company with "micro" or "soft" in their name, because that would be ridiculous.
- phwd 15y ago
  If you are referring to Lamebook, Facebook issued the cease and desist. Lamebook was the first to sue. It is clear that Facebook is targeting how the term is used _in relation_ to their company. Lamebook knows that.
  - dstein 15y ago
    Whether or not it's in their legal right to sue, I vehemently oppose activity of this nature, and reiterate that they absolutely deserve having the law similarly turned against them.
- seiji 15y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft

kmavm 15y ago

Excuse me? I'm assuming you read the story, and realize Facebook is the victim of patent trolling here, and has never (no, never) used its patent portfolio offensively?

inkido777 15y ago
Patent trolling is only when you don't put your idea/patent into practice. Winksite went live in 2003 when FB was still in a dorm room using university servers...
dstein 15y ago
Yeah, I guess they only do trademark trolling -- I tend to lump most trademark suits in the same category as software patents.