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For people to understand more on the context of this link posted, "Kim Dotcom accuses Google, Facebook, and Twitter of violating his two-step security patent" [

For people to understand more on the context of this link posted, "Kim Dotcom accuses Google, Facebook, and Twitter of violating his two-step security patent" [0]. You may also find his Twitter feed interesting [1]. I never sued them. I believe in sharing knowledge & ideas for the good of society. But I might sue them now cause of what the U.S. did to me Google, Facebook, Twitter, I ask you for help. We are all in the same DMCA boat. Use my patent for free. But please help funding my defense. [0] http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/22/4357500/kim-dotcom-claims-he-invented-two-step-verification http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/22/4357500/kim-dotcom-claims-... [1] https://twitter.com/KimDotcom https://twitter.com/KimDotcom

bdcravens 13y ago
Patent for free if they fund his defense? Pretty sure that's not my definition of "free"
- netshroud 13y ago
  One dose of extortion coming right up!
  - jacques_chester 13y ago
    I think he's about to learn that these companies have more and better patent lawyers than god and more money than the devil to pay for an unending trial. If a schmuck like me can pop that balloon, I hate to think what a half-competent patent lawyer could do.
    - denzil_correa 13y ago
      The article on The Verge says While there are likely many who could lay claim to an innovation such as two-step, Dotcom's patent — filed under his birth name, Kim Schmitz — appears to hold some water. It claims priority back to 1997, which would make it difficult to invalidate, and has wide coverage. Despite its age, it illustrates the current concept of two-step authentication by detailing how a secondary access code could be sent via pager or SMS. I'm not sure what to believe. A patent lawyer's opinion on HN would help perhaps?
      - jacques_chester 13y ago
        My point, to summarise: authentication != authorisation. From which it follows: Two-factor authentication != two-factor authorisation. The patent does not cover authentication, on my reading.
Nux 13y ago
He's a humanist!

bdcravens 13y ago

Patent for free if they fund his defense? Pretty sure that's not my definition of "free"

netshroud 13y ago
One dose of extortion coming right up!
- jacques_chester 13y ago
  I think he's about to learn that these companies have more and better patent lawyers than god and more money than the devil to pay for an unending trial. If a schmuck like me can pop that balloon, I hate to think what a half-competent patent lawyer could do.
  - denzil_correa 13y ago
    The article on The Verge says While there are likely many who could lay claim to an innovation such as two-step, Dotcom's patent — filed under his birth name, Kim Schmitz — appears to hold some water. It claims priority back to 1997, which would make it difficult to invalidate, and has wide coverage. Despite its age, it illustrates the current concept of two-step authentication by detailing how a secondary access code could be sent via pager or SMS. I'm not sure what to believe. A patent lawyer's opinion on HN would help perhaps?
    - jacques_chester 13y ago
      My point, to summarise: authentication != authorisation. From which it follows: Two-factor authentication != two-factor authorisation. The patent does not cover authentication, on my reading.

Nux 13y ago

He's a humanist!