Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
> ____/ spike1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on Thursday 02 August 2007 08:31 : \____
>> Mike <i@xxxxxxxxxx> did eloquently scribble:
>>> The title you give this post justifies how much of a troll you are.
>>
>> And just what is wrong with the title?
>> This "PPC" company is trying to force sony to destroy ALL PS3s. It's a
>> feckin stupid demand. Totally unreasonable and no court in any land should
>> uphold it.
>>
>> The point of patents is to allow other people access to your technology for
>> a price. SO they should demand licensing fees. NOT demand destruction of the
>> offending product.
> What I actually had in mind was the fact that they waited and waited to
> increase the scale of the damage (PR or otherwise). Remember MP3?
Aye, and of course, sitting on a patent until an offending product has
achieved market saturation (or even a foothold) is grounds for patent
invalidation. (or should be, the people weren't protecting their patent from
day one so they forfeit it)
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