Woe unto Paragon City

[Zehava]

Yes it's that neither WAR or WoW game again...

This time under attack by patent trolls (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/29/ncsoft_sued_by_worlds/).

While representatives of World.com could not be reached for comment, members of the street gang Trolls were found to be wandering the streets of Paragon City mumbling, :wtf: and :facepalm:

[Farren]

Jesus Christ when will it stop?

I mean, first the Wii lawsuit now this? These people are fucking robbers engaging in a shakedown, nothing more.

What pisses me off is that the US Patent Office keeps issuing broad patents for things that are clearly not

a) Original ideas
b) Not already in existence, or
c) Non-obvious

which AFAIK are all actual requirements for getting a patent in most developed nations. Is the US patent office incompetent or is it just clueless when it comes to computer-related technology?

This lawsuit should be dismissed with costs if there's any justice.

[BrotherMan]

:freakout:

:ohnoes:

:meh:

The rumors have it they're picking on NCSoft because they're the littlest guy in the pool. Nevermind that Everquest predates the patent application.

[Zehava]

I'm thinking of creating a new character to commemorate this moment. A villain named World.com Patent Troll.

[BrotherMan]

:giggle:

[wei yau]

You should totally do that, Zehava.

I just heard about this patent suit this morning. It is wholly unbelievable and without merit. Stuff like this shouldn't be allowed.

BTW: What's your handle in CoX?

[Zehava]

Global handle, I believe, is @And Stay Down

I'll have to login in after work to check that.