You know what we haven't had in a while? A patent lawsuit! Yes, it's time once again for a vague idea to be used by some parasites who smell free money. Our hopeful contender this time is Bandspeed, a Wi-Fi company that is taking Sony, Nintendo and Apple to court over its use of Wi-Fi.
Bandspeed claims that the three companies infringe on two of its patents, titles: "Approach for Selecting Communications Channels Based on Performance," and "Approach for Managing Communications Channels Based on Performance." The patents seem related to frequency hopping, and appear to target the wireless connectivity of the PS3, the Wii and the iPhone.
I hate patent lawsuits almost as much I hate discrimination suits from people who were fired for being crap at their jobs. Expect a few months of stalling, followed by a settlement, then wait for the next patent troll to come along.
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9:40 AM on 08.12.2009
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Also patents don't mean anything since they're just unrealized ideas. Leonardo DiVinci would sue the Wright Brothers if they were alive today.. and none of us would be flying.
But no, seriously, I'm pretty sure that there's a shitload more companies that "infringe on these rights". Makes it pretty obvious you're trying to penny pinch when you go for 3 of the biggest multimedia companies in the world.
And an idiot for thinking you can win.
First, patent something you can't make yourself but will surely be made later.
Next, sue the company that makes it.
Genius.
There really outta be a limitation on patents that if you patent something that isn't clearly defined, then don't make any progress towards actually creating it for a year or two you lose the rights to it. Would cut down on ridiculous shit like this.
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There's a book! Will do some research now..