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Worlds.com sures over "scaleable MMO" patent

Dec 29, 2008 mgl_mouser link
Dec 29, 2008 SuperMegaMynt link
That's ironic because so many of the terms in that patent have had their meanings changed due to realizations of the concepts described in that patent. Do the ships in VO count as avatars? Before I knew what MMORPG stood for, I wouldn't have thought so.
Dec 30, 2008 Dr. Lecter link
Do the ships in VO count as avatars?

Allow me to answer all questions posed, and yet to be posed, in one fell swoop:

It depends.
Dec 30, 2008 incarnate link
To me it looks like yet another poorly-issued patent that will get tested in court and probably crushed under the sheer weight of prior art (Meridian 59 being an obvious example, but there are many others, and earlier). But, like Lecter says, it depends.

I'm not terribly concerned anyhow, this sort of lawsuit is usually to generate income for some group of attorneys who go around collecting "intellectual property" and suing other people over whatever they can find; the whole "worlds.com" thing is probably little more than a front. We have squat for assets to go after, soo.. we're not much of a target. Interesting that they chose NCsoft rather than Blizzard, though, perhaps better to try and prove the concept on the smaller giant before taking on the really big one.
Dec 30, 2008 Professor Chaos link
This is ridiculous. That's like Karl Benz suing Daimler or Ford for also making cars. Stupid frivolous lawsuits.
Dec 30, 2008 reDust link
Like incarnate said, I'm surprised they didn't go for Blizzard.
Dec 30, 2008 darksigma486 link
They wont go after Blizzard first. Blizzard = Vivendi.
So much money there a lawsuit against them would be harsh.

What always bugs me about these dumb lawsuits is they never do go after the biggest. its always the middle guys simply because they may not be able to do what Blizzard could do.

Kinda stinks on a personal level for me. I liked CoH, stinks to see them get caught up in this.
Dec 30, 2008 JestatisBess link
I agree with Inc. If they win then maybe they will sue Blizzard. But i doubt they will win.
Dec 31, 2008 Armonia link
i came up with the idea of a house, therefore no one in the world can build a house or design a house unless you pay me first. in other words GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR MONEY. money hungry bastards.
Dec 31, 2008 Fliptoad link
In my best Larry-da-cable-guy voice:

Once they start tax'n this intellectual real estate, things are gonna change.