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Title: Net2Phone sues Skype for patent infringement
Post by: Melbosa on June 05, 2006, 09:16:05 AM
Reuters (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2006-06-02T211542Z_01_N02250848_RTRIDST_0_OUKIN-UK-TELECOMS-NET2PHONE-SKYPE.XML)

Thought this might interest some of our viewers :P
Title: Re: Net2Phone sues Skype for patent infringement
Post by: Lazybones on June 05, 2006, 09:58:48 AM
It was bound to happen.

1. Pattent something that is likely to be developed and popular (producing said product is optional).
2. Wait for someone else to develop a similar solution (software phone to real phone over the internet)
3. Sue them
4. Profit!.
Title: Re: Net2Phone sues Skype for patent infringement
Post by: Darren Dirt on June 05, 2006, 05:03:35 PM
Quote from: Lazybones on June 05, 2006, 09:58:48 AM
It was bound to happen.

1. Pattent something that is likely to be developed and popular (producing said product is optional).
2. Wait for someone else to develop a similar solution (software phone to real phone over the internet)
3. Sue them
4. Profit!.

:lol: -- http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=187420&cid=15462694
Quote
Perhaps /. needs to implement a "DUPE" link that's accessible to subscribers. Have it function like Digg, totaling the number of DUPE clicks each article receives.

Then, allow subscribers to set a DUPE filter limit. Anything over that limit is not displayed on the page.

(Also, I've always wanted to use this in a post.)

3. ???????
4. PROFIT!!

...there must be a Wikipedia entry on that meme ("4. Profit!" or something...) ;)
Title: Re: Net2Phone sues Skype for patent infringement
Post by: Mr. Analog on June 05, 2006, 05:09:45 PM
Quote from: Darren Dirt on June 05, 2006, 05:03:35 PM
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3. ???????
4. PROFIT!!

...there must be a Wikipedia entry on that meme ("4. Profit!" or something...) ;)


Well, actually... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_subculture#Pop_culture_references)

There is a lot of interesting stuff on /. subculture, which sadly I've been a witness to.