Posted Aug 21, 2008 at 12:16PM by Isaac C.
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A few months ago, Nintendo lost a lawsuit to Anascape Ltd. over the tech used in several of their controllers. Not only is Nintendo being forced to pay US$ 21 million, but they are also facing a ban to sell their controllers. It looks like it isn't over for Nintendo yet though. Another company called Hillcrest Laboratories is now pushing for another lawsuit, this time for the Wiimote's motion-control tech and the graphical interface software used on the television. They are looking to block shipments of the Wii and Wiimotes in the US, and have filed a complaint to the US International Trade Commission. At this rate, Nintendo may have to develop a controller-less console. Nintendo spokesman Yasuhiro Minagawa had this to say: "We haven't received any notice of the lawsuit and therefore are not in a position to comment at this time." Related Articles:
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by TomClancy - 2008-08-21 |
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» WTF!?
People leave Nintendo alone!!! SOBs!!!
People leave Nintendo alone!!! SOBs!!!
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Re: itsblackmelop - 2008-08-21 |
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» Thats what happan
When ur on top. The lil guy's will come for You like there's no tomorrow. :-)
When ur on top. The lil guy's will come for You like there's no tomorrow. :-)
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Re: lavino - 2008-08-21 |
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» sad but true...
I guess if someone didn't do already (which I am sure someone already did)... they will rush to patent "controller-less console" now ;)
I guess if someone didn't do already (which I am sure someone already did)... they will rush to patent "controller-less console" now ;)
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by ISOHaven - 2008-08-21 |
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» WTF!?!?!?!?!
All they're doing is proving how much of a joke our trade systems are.
So sad :(
All they're doing is proving how much of a joke our trade systems are.
So sad :(
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by Goglu666 - 2008-08-21 |
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» Seriously they should change the law
I can't believe it, in those case I believe that the plaintif should prove that his ideas were copied. I mean, someone could have come up with the idea for himself and made the damn wiimote out of this. it's like we don't even have any rights to our own ideas as soon as someone else thought it before us?
Rules does apply and when you have a problem, you find a way to fix it. Many people will come up with the same idea.
Anyway, this is getting ridiculous.
I can't believe it, in those case I believe that the plaintif should prove that his ideas were copied. I mean, someone could have come up with the idea for himself and made the damn wiimote out of this. it's like we don't even have any rights to our own ideas as soon as someone else thought it before us?
Rules does apply and when you have a problem, you find a way to fix it. Many people will come up with the same idea.
Anyway, this is getting ridiculous.
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Re: Marc-El - 2008-08-21 |
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» Todays lesson for everyone here...
Whoever makes it big, with some movie right or a system like the Wii that Nintendo created there will be a big wanted sign on your back that people will try to sue you for something.
Whoever makes it big, with some movie right or a system like the Wii that Nintendo created there will be a big wanted sign on your back that people will try to sue you for something.
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Re: ISOHaven - 2008-08-22 |
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» WTF!?!?!?!?!
It's rather simple and countless people have pushed for the change for decades:
Time limit. You have XX amount of years to develop your patent until it becomes invalid. The patent itself can live for the same amount of time but (in court) if someone beats you to it after XX years.....tuff SHlT!!!!
It's rather simple and countless people have pushed for the change for decades:
Time limit. You have XX amount of years to develop your patent until it becomes invalid. The patent itself can live for the same amount of time but (in court) if someone beats you to it after XX years.....tuff SHlT!!!!
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Re: Xastabus - 2008-08-22 |
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» Much agreed...
What started as a system to protect inventions and "encourage innovation" has quite obviously turned into a political and litigious quagmire. So many patents are filed every year, they try to be as vague as possible, and I'm sure there are lots of very similar and in some cases completely superfluous patents out there. Just look for the patent for "a method for swinging on a swing." I don't remember the link, but I ran across it while looking up patent reform information.
This is just compounded by the Free Trade Agreement and the fact that none of the patent organizations in the world share information.
Here's another problem, the development of the 802.11 wireless standard has been brought to a halt because some Australian science agency who's name escapes me has decided to file patent infringement on other companies in the 802.11 development team... WTF?!?!?!?!?
I'm sorry, but if you join a consortium to develop an OPEN STANDARD you really have no right to sue other members for developing and selling the resulting technology. Once again, patent trolling at its best.
/rant
What started as a system to protect inventions and "encourage innovation" has quite obviously turned into a political and litigious quagmire. So many patents are filed every year, they try to be as vague as possible, and I'm sure there are lots of very similar and in some cases completely superfluous patents out there. Just look for the patent for "a method for swinging on a swing." I don't remember the link, but I ran across it while looking up patent reform information.
This is just compounded by the Free Trade Agreement and the fact that none of the patent organizations in the world share information.
Here's another problem, the development of the 802.11 wireless standard has been brought to a halt because some Australian science agency who's name escapes me has decided to file patent infringement on other companies in the 802.11 development team... WTF?!?!?!?!?
I'm sorry, but if you join a consortium to develop an OPEN STANDARD you really have no right to sue other members for developing and selling the resulting technology. Once again, patent trolling at its best.
/rant
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by nensondubois - 2008-08-23 |
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» These companies can piss off!
I'm sick of these greedy slobs. Either they want tons of money from Nintendo or they just want to bring them down for being successful. Whichever the reason, the can go &$%# themselves.
I'm sick of these greedy slobs. Either they want tons of money from Nintendo or they just want to bring them down for being successful. Whichever the reason, the can go &$%# themselves.
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