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Re: Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader

Eddie Sarphie — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:57:54 -0000

It'd be nice if patents only applied to real innovation.

I can understand a patent for the first electric lamp, but the guy that got the follow-up patent for the first electric lamp with two bulbs just annoys me.

Then again, I also think the idiots running around patenting things that other people are already doing, like the "human shaped avatar based social space" patent guys who are suing every internet gaming company they can, should be tarred and feathered.

Re: Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader

Nikkita Croix — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:37:18 -0000

Terrible practices by Barns&Noble, first refusing to partner with Spring Design, then blatently stealing the product and trying to pass it off as their own. Assuming, the claims by Spring Design are truthful, it's a battle between the lawyers now.

Re: Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader

chaosoldier — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:38:22 -0000

If no one stole, technology would get nowhere.

Re: Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader

Jessicat — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:26:36 -0000

That's a shame. People should work together in times like this. Not steal great ideas. I personally like the look of the nook better. The other one looks way to stretched.

Re: Barnes & Noble Sued Over Nook E-Reader

mcman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:32:38 -0000

Patents are touchy. They should have known they were infringing.