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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
Reddit comment from the author of this change discussing the reasons behind it: http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1qw73v/til_orac...
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
They didn't file these specific suits "in their own names" because these patents aren't owned by them but by Rockstar, a separate entity of which they are only shareholders and which apparently has committed to the DoJ a
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
Actually, Google was not offered to join the Rockstar consortium. They were offered to participate in a joint bid on the No vell portfolio (which they declined), but not -- as far as we know -- the No rtel portfolio. I think the confusion
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
If the Rockstar shareholders can be shown to have direct control over this, the DoJ and FTC may get involved. From this interview/fluff piece: http://www.ip-rockstar.com/Press_Releases/IAM%20Rockstar%20A... Commi
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
"Forking" does not necessarily mean "innovation". Innovation, by definition, requires something new. "Doing the same things differently" is only innovative to the extent that things are done differently. (Andro
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
In case you didn't read the article I linked, the CEO of Rockstar created these licensing programs while they were still Nortel-owned and has been in negotiations for years before Rockstar was formed. This was a long time coming and al
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
Posted this link [1] in another comment, but apparently Nortel was in licensing negotiations for years before Rockstar was formed, and its CEO claims the current owners had no say in filing these lawsuits. 1. http://www.iam-magaz
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
No, because as the claims state, the bread is heated at a temperature between 2500 F. and 4500 F. Toasters generally operate at much, much lower temperatures -- around 300 F. In case this seems like a minor distinction, consider that toasti
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
Saying "Apple-backed" (or "Apple and Microsoft owned" as past articles have) insinuate that those companies are pulling the strings, which is not necessarily true. Straight from the horse's mouth [1]: Given the amo
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by throwawaykf03 13y ago
Hah, M-CAM. Anytime an article quotes these guys, I know it's going to have some low quality reporting about patents. (And, yes, this includes the "When Patents Attack" episode [1] on "This American Life", where the