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Liquid Audio Sues In Pitiful Attempt to Appear Relevant

Posted by chrisd on from the i-have-a-patent-pending-for-the-letter-q dept.

Emily writes: "Another case of patent abuse similar to the PanIP nonsense previously reported in Slashdot. This time, it's Liquid Audio suing geotargeting company Infosplit over patent infringement. I read their patent, it's hilarious! Liquid Audio basically received a patent for saying that a domain ending by "co.uk" is in the UK. More seriously, these lawsuits represent a serious threat to innovation in this country."

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  1. Re:I've said it before, and I'll say it again by FFFish · · Score: 1, Troll

    And it's going to be the great world power within ten years. The headstone for the USA is already being carved.

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