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EBay Fined $29.5M in Patent Case

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the absolutely-ridiculous-patents dept.

pigreco314 writes "As reported by Washington Post and many others a federal judge Wednesday ordered online auction house eBay to pay $29.5 million to a Virginia inventor (former CIA engineer) who accused the company of stealing his ideas." This case has been going going on for awhile, but this looks to have some finality. Patenting "Buy it Now" is almost as stupid as One Click Shopping.

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  1. Re:wtf by freedommatters · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    flamebait? don't be daft, i'm making a valid point. dispute it.

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    All I Want For Christmas Is My Constitutional Rights
  2. Re:This is very bad news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How often does the first post get rated "5, Insightful"??!? Maybe intelligent discussion is finally winning over adolescent hubris.

  3. So that means... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We will have to License the mouse as opposed to purchasing it.

    Upon installation, it will need Product Activation and an internet connection.

    It will be Trusted, so you won't be able to click on those MP3s.

    For $10,000 you can see inside of it in through Sharing program for governments.

    Oh yeah, and Linux driver support: out of the question...

    Sounds like a winner to me!