Technology patents are becoming increasingly broad and absurd. Someone needs to step in and take some action in what can and cannot be patented, and they need to do it very soon. Every successful tech launch sees a handful of lawsuits months after it releases, sometimes even before. The patent system is flawed in a big way.
I can understand your frustration, but this suit was filed in Nigeria. These are Nigeria's laws, not ours, so we really don't have a way to fix it at all.
On topic, this is so sad. It is corporate money-grubbing at its worst.
Nigeria has laws? I thought they just killed a goat or something and some crazy woman on drugs figured out what the gods wanted them to do based on the way the goat kicked as it died.
On the other hand, it's nice to see that nigerians are ready and willing to stab their own kids in the back to steal a quick buck. Their theiving isn't just limited to stupid westerners anymore.
Nigeria has laws? I thought they just killed a goat or something and some crazy woman on drugs figured out what the gods wanted them to do based on the way the goat kicked as it died.
On the other hand, it's nice to see that nigerians are ready and willing to stab their own kids in the back to steal a quick buck. Their theiving isn't just limited to stupid westerners anymore.
They're here in the states, so there is a problem, notice how they have EDITED their mailing address to a P.O. Box now, I wish I had a screen shot of this page from a while back.
And some background info on the person running the show :[
What else would you expect from Nigeria, home of the famous "I've just got hold of $10 million, but need a bank account to place it in!" This is a country where the ruler has his opponents hacked to death on the street. Did the Nigerian court just discover QWERTY or does it believe that is a Nigerian invention? Corruption as usual- and picking on an NGO is really getting to the bottom of the barrel. They probably want nuisance money, about $600,000 that the dictator can spread it around and buy some new cars.
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Chebwa @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:39PM
Technology patents are becoming increasingly broad and absurd. Someone needs to step in and take some action in what can and cannot be patented, and they need to do it very soon. Every successful tech launch sees a handful of lawsuits months after it releases, sometimes even before. The patent system is flawed in a big way.
Fix it. Somebody? Please?
insertAlias @ Jan 2nd 2008 2:51PM
I can understand your frustration, but this suit was filed in Nigeria. These are Nigeria's laws, not ours, so we really don't have a way to fix it at all.
On topic, this is so sad. It is corporate money-grubbing at its worst.
eugene @ Jan 2nd 2008 3:31PM
Nigeria has laws? I thought they just killed a goat or something and some crazy woman on drugs figured out what the gods wanted them to do based on the way the goat kicked as it died.
On the other hand, it's nice to see that nigerians are ready and willing to stab their own kids in the back to steal a quick buck. Their theiving isn't just limited to stupid westerners anymore.
eugene @ Jan 2nd 2008 3:31PM
Nigeria has laws? I thought they just killed a goat or something and some crazy woman on drugs figured out what the gods wanted them to do based on the way the goat kicked as it died.
On the other hand, it's nice to see that nigerians are ready and willing to stab their own kids in the back to steal a quick buck. Their theiving isn't just limited to stupid westerners anymore.
Andir3.0 @ Jan 2nd 2008 4:15PM
$20 says Microsoft loaned them lawyers.
skulldriveshaft @ Jan 2nd 2008 9:15PM
They're here in the states, so there is a problem, notice how they have EDITED their mailing address to a P.O. Box now, I wish I had a screen shot of this page from a while back.
And some background info on the person running the show :[
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9827611-16.html
I wonder if Microsoft knows fully where their "investment" into Nigeria has gone. Thanks assholes.
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okiedokie @ Mar 16th 2008 9:17AM
What else would you expect from Nigeria, home of the famous "I've just got hold of $10 million, but need a bank account to place it in!" This is a country where the ruler has his opponents hacked to death on the street. Did the Nigerian court just discover QWERTY or does it believe that is a Nigerian invention? Corruption as usual- and picking on an NGO is really getting to the bottom of the barrel. They probably want nuisance money, about $600,000 that the dictator can spread it around and buy some new cars.