File-Sharing Networks May Battle Each Other
from the a-music-industry-dream dept
Because they're such big supporters of intellectual property (yes, there's some sarcasm here), Brilliant Digital, the folks behind Altnet - and possibly behind Kazaa as well, have announced that they're going to go after every other file sharing network they can find for patent infringement. The company claims they own a patent on using a hash to identify files. Of course, this comes right after the company announced they're basically out of money.
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Well I own the patent on file transfer. Everyone who has ever turned on a computer and moved a file from one computer to another is in violation. I plan on suing the world! Wooo hahahaha.
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patently obvious
I thought patents had to be non-obvious, unique inventions.
Whoever gave them that patent needs to be lined up against the wall and shot.
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