isus
July 23rd, 2003, 08:14 PM
i haven't seen any posts about the ms vs. intertrust lawsuit... so... read this:
"It seems that some tiny outfit called InterTrust Technologies slapped Microsoft with a lawsuit last year, alleging that the Redmond Beast had infringed several of its patents related to digital security technology in not one, not two, but nearly all of Microsoft's shipping products-- 85% of the entire product line, to be exact. Reportedly Microsoft suffered "utter defeat" at an important pretrial hearing in this case just last month, at which the judge ruled against the company on "33 of 33 disputed issues" and yelled at Microsoft's lawyers for "promising proof that never materialized." If Microsoft continues "getting trounced" this way, it may eventually be required to pay royalties on every copy of Windows XP sold, every Windows Media Player distributed, every Xbox shipped-- well, the dollars can really pile up.
There's no official word on what sort of damages and/or settlement InterTrust may be seeking, but people speculate that it's going to run into the billions. So, now we ask: does any of this sound familiar? Tiny company ("it consists mainly of a patent portfolio, thirty employees, and this lawsuit") you've never heard of sues multibillion-dollar big name for a sum with at least nine zeroes in it, based on patent infringement in one or more products essential to the big company's continued existence? That's right, folks: Imatec rides again! Anyone care to bet that one of InterTrust's thirty employees just happens to be Dr. Hanoch Shalit?"
source: front page (as of 7/23) www.appleturns.com , 3rd story down
"It seems that some tiny outfit called InterTrust Technologies slapped Microsoft with a lawsuit last year, alleging that the Redmond Beast had infringed several of its patents related to digital security technology in not one, not two, but nearly all of Microsoft's shipping products-- 85% of the entire product line, to be exact. Reportedly Microsoft suffered "utter defeat" at an important pretrial hearing in this case just last month, at which the judge ruled against the company on "33 of 33 disputed issues" and yelled at Microsoft's lawyers for "promising proof that never materialized." If Microsoft continues "getting trounced" this way, it may eventually be required to pay royalties on every copy of Windows XP sold, every Windows Media Player distributed, every Xbox shipped-- well, the dollars can really pile up.
There's no official word on what sort of damages and/or settlement InterTrust may be seeking, but people speculate that it's going to run into the billions. So, now we ask: does any of this sound familiar? Tiny company ("it consists mainly of a patent portfolio, thirty employees, and this lawsuit") you've never heard of sues multibillion-dollar big name for a sum with at least nine zeroes in it, based on patent infringement in one or more products essential to the big company's continued existence? That's right, folks: Imatec rides again! Anyone care to bet that one of InterTrust's thirty employees just happens to be Dr. Hanoch Shalit?"
source: front page (as of 7/23) www.appleturns.com , 3rd story down