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BT Loses Case Over Hyperlink Patent

Posted by michael on from the world's-smallest-violin dept.

Tarkie sent in this Bloomberg blurb noting that British Telecom has lost their patent suit against Prodigy over an old patent that BT hoped would cover the use of hyperlinks on the modern WWW. See our original story or check out the court's decision.

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  1. Similar Case? (OT) by Embedded+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny
    Back when I first heard this whole mess, I couldn't help but think of the classic Onion story "Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes".

    At least the Onion had intended the humor...

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    "Prepare for the worst - hope for the best."

  2. Sane Judge found in White Planes, NY by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 5, Funny
    In other news, the sun did not come up this morning, huge cracks have appeared in the Earth's surface, and large boulders are falling from the sky. Details at 11:00.

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    If all this should have a reason, we would be the last to know.