Eolas, Microsoft make their case--again

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Street justice and appeals courts

I think the District Court judge in this case ranks with Judge Jackson and the Maryland judge in the Sun case who was willing to grant a very unusual injunction against .Net because developers would "tip" against (abandon) Java if action were not taken immediately.

For some inexplicable reason, lower level judges seem to become avengers when dealing with Microsoft.

Then the Appeals court steps in and as a matter of actual law returns the situation to normality.

Must be difficult for Microsoft, knowing that just the sight of their name in a case turns previously rational people into Judge Roy Bean.


The irony in this case is that Microsoft's biggest patent case to date has been in opposition to a patent.
I think this is part of the reason they don't expect to mount a big IP attack themselves. They know from experience court cases are too wild. Better the quiet efficacy of notification sent to users of software in apparent violation.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 12/09/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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