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Thanks for that. It describes the sort of reasoning very well that the plantiff's attorney knows appeals to people in the area: > Fenster described the invento
by droithomme 13y ago
Thanks for that. It describes the sort of reasoning very well that the plantiff's attorney knows appeals to people in the area:
> Fenster described the inventor of the patent, Michael Jones, as a hard worker.
> “He doesn’t have all these fancy degrees,” said Fenster. “He’s a hard worker, creative, smart, an innovative guy, and he loves technology. He’s great at recognizing problems of the future and finding solutions.”
The article is entirely one sided and reads as if the plaintiff himself wrote it. As it is the only exciting thing happening in town, many of the jury member's family and friends will be reading articles of this sort during these trials, representing only one side of the case.-
Amazing that the article notes the patent was awarded in 1995 and fails to mention that RC4 was invented in 1987.
- EdgarVerona 13y agoWow, pardon my french, but what the fuck is this article. This sounds like a paid advertisement. "The company, owned by Erich Spangenberg, of Dallas, is seeking a reasonable royalty of $5.1 million." How much did they get paid for that line?
- msmith 13y agoUsed in this context, "reasonable royalty" is a legal term that describes the money that is to be paid due to the infringement. I don't believe the author was making a judgement call on the fairness of the award.
- EdgarVerona 13y agoOh! Okay, this explains a great deal.
- msmith 13y ago> “He doesn’t have all these fancy degrees,” said Fenster. I find it funny that Fenster, after praising Jones in this way, would attack Diffie's credibility by pointing out that he lacks a master's or PhD. [1] http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-crypto-legend-diffie-takes-the-stand-to-knock-out-patent/2/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/11/newegg-trial-cryp...