NCR Patents the Internet

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday February 12, 2003 @08:18AM from the shame-is-a-lot-to-ask-for dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We all know about NCR's lawsuit against Palm & Handspring, but I haven't seen much press about patent infringements they are claiming against some of the biggest sites on the planet. According to documentation that a friend's company has recently received, their patents protect everything from keyword searching to product categorization. Patents to look for (and filed in 1998) include 6,253,203, 6,169,997, 6,151,601, 6,085,223 and 5,991,791 . IMHO, this is absolutely outrageous and is likely to cause billions in both legal fees and eventual licensing fees (eBay, Amazon and MSFT have already licensed from NCR). How is this not the lead story on every site? every day? Maybe because no one wants to get sued for having an online business."

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FP fools - KILL SADDAM THE FRENCH SUCK by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

aaa
NOT THE FIRST POST, BUT CERTAINLY THE BEST. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Well, maybe the first too, you fudgepackers.
One by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Just for kicks.
first post by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

ooooooooooooo, first post :)
Prime number factorization of these patent numbers by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:21 · Score: 0, Offtopic

(3) (11) (189491)
(17) (362941)
(1237) (4973)
(6085223)
(13) (460907)
This is blasphemy! by cerebralsugar · 2003-02-12 08:22 · Score: 0, Offtopic

In Soviet Russia the internet created AL GORE!

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Easy guys, I put my pants on one leg at a time. The difference is after I put on my pants I make gold records!
Not again.... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The whole house is drunk, the roof is slurring the shingles, I am drunk and stoned as hell, you are being brainwashed into your brain brain your into brainwashing you. Thanks. Give me some interesting squirrel and I will show you an interesting squirrel. Thanks. Squirrel thanks squirrel thanks for the motorcycles. Squirrels riding motorcycles. Squirrels riding motorcycles riding squirrels riding motorcycles. Thanks. Keek beefalicious. Thanks. Maybe you'd possibly appreciate a nice bag of amphibian storms. Can you hear Gabe stomping on the roof. Thanks
New patent. by grub · 2003-02-12 08:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I've got Patent #GO,AT,SE.CX which says "NCR can give me a long hard suck on my arse.

Karma be damned!

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Trolling is a art,
Re:And we're all REALLY going to pay by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

People who think they know everything really piss off those of us that actually do.
s/that/who/
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People are 'who', not 'that'.
moderators are big smelly meanies! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The parent post was ONTOPIC!

It just wasn't very relevant.
Take heart, mr. prime number troll, there are people out there who do appreciate your contributions to the /. community!
They have a patent pending on COCKSUCKING! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Good thing michael can claim prior art.
In the former Soviet Union... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 08:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The Internet makes money off you.
Re:Don't understand... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 09:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic

YHBT
HAND
Re:Official Cease And Desist! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 09:02 · Score: -1, Offtopic
"second verse,
same as the first,
you thought it'd get better
it's gonna get worse..."
1. In Soviet Russia,
2. ???
3. the internet invented Al Gore!
4. PROFIT!!!
Re:Quick Question by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-12 13:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Thanks for enhancing this discussion with Boring Al Gore Joke #34,991.

Retard.