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Bad Move for Burst
So far, the patents described are both obvious and have prior art. I don't see how they can prevail.
Downloading media, faster than it normally play... I was doing that over 20 years ago.
I'm curious to see the others.
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HMMM!  Free_Thinker | 04/17/06
When Apple sues people for nothing ? it?s OK; why not the opposite? (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/17/06
Are you encouraging frivolous lawsuits Vily?  tic swayback | 04/18/06
Not me - Apple. (NT)  Vily Clay | 04/18/06
Bad Move for Burst  el1jones | 04/17/06
We're all up S.C.  gordon@... | 04/18/06
Oh well, so many suites can be won  Boot_Agnostic | 04/18/06
choose Linux and OSS  Linux Geek | 04/18/06
Blah. Blah BLAH blah...  John Zern | 04/18/06
Doesn't Apple usually sue quite a few people?  ju1ce | 04/18/06
More Patent trolls (NT)  DarthRidiculous | 04/18/06
... can you say RIM ..... SCO .... Apple-core ....  Reverend MacFellow | 04/18/06
At least Microsoft respects IP  NonZealot | 04/18/06
re: At least Microsoft respects IP  b.d.hi | 04/18/06
LOL... a perfect 10 !!!  MacCanuck | 04/18/06
Tell that to Eolas....(nt)  tic swayback | 04/18/06
Eolas sued...  Confused by religion | 04/18/06
Addendum  tic swayback | 04/19/06
I'm really hoping you're  Rick_K | 04/18/06
This is the internet; sarcasm doesn't convey itself well  orange_z | 04/18/06
Congratulations!  UserLand | 04/18/06
Blackmail  tic swayback | 04/18/06
Here's the thing...  yyuko@... | 04/18/06
RE: Here's the thing...  JakAttak | 04/18/06
Nope  tic swayback | 04/18/06
It will not go well for Apple.  osreinstall | 04/18/06
IANAL  tic swayback | 04/18/06
SCO? This is about Burst.  osreinstall | 04/18/06
Wasn't SCO's original suit about patents?  tic swayback | 04/18/06
SCO was too convoluted to follow.  osreinstall | 04/18/06
We'll see  berck | 04/18/06
That technology theft was patented by Burst.  osreinstall | 04/18/06
Prior art  tic swayback | 04/19/06
You are defending your Mistress.  osreinstall | 04/19/06
Again, you missed the point  berck | 04/19/06
Berck, you don't understand patents  osreinstall | 04/19/06
I'll wait to see what the courts decide  tic swayback | 04/19/06
That is a safe position.  osreinstall | 04/19/06
Safe seems reasonable for now  tic swayback | 04/19/06
Comeon Tic, you can do better than that.  osreinstall | 04/19/06
I find the USPTO too confusing  tic swayback | 04/20/06
Actually the USPTO is not all that bad.  osreinstall | 04/20/06
As I said, we'll see  tic swayback | 04/20/06
It is real easy Tic.  osreinstall | 04/20/06
Duration of patent is no indication of quality  tic swayback | 04/20/06
Yes it is.  osreinstall | 04/20/06
Did MS try to get it thrown out?  tic swayback | 04/21/06
After reading the patent....  osreinstall | 04/21/06
Interesting  rapson | 04/18/06
Some differences  tic swayback | 04/18/06
Could be  rapson | 04/18/06
True enough....  tic swayback | 04/18/06
And one of those guys looks back at you ...  ShadeTree | 04/19/06
Think what you'd like...  tic swayback | 04/19/06

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