Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> EFF Takes Aim at Bogus Online Gaming Patent
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Sheldon F. Goldberg was awarded the illegitimate patent for the "method and
>| system of playing games on a network," and claims to own rights in all online
>| gaming systems that use tournament-style play, advertising, and have
>| real-time updates of ladder-rankings in multi-player games. Goldberg has used
>| this bogus patent to coerce licensing fees from numerous small businesses,
>| demanding payments that are excessive yet less than potential litigation.
> `----
>
> http://www.linuxelectrons.com/news/general/15981/eff-takes-aim-bogus-online-gaming-patent
>
These people are modern day gansters, they're given legitimacy by the
USPTO and enforcement through the US courts.
It's desperately important that the UK and EU continue their "no
software patents" position.
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