Ralph Baer On Atari/Pong Lawsuit, Birth Of Gaming

Roosevelt Franklin writes "GamerDad.com put up a great interview with videogaming pioneer Ralph Baer today. He talks about the birth of the game industry, the Brown Box (Magnavox Odyssey), the Atari/Pong lawsuit, his patents, and a parent's responsibility. Baer is the original Game God and GamerDad calls him the Original GamerDad too!" Baer says of Pong and patent infringement: "After ten years of litigation in courts from Chicago to San Francisco we collected many tens of millions of dollars."

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We need tighter patent rules

[Nomihn0]

The money gained by receiving a patent and suing has become a huge issue nowadays. With SCO, GM crops, JPEGs, and even human genes - people are trying to cash in on others' success. It's like standing on the shoulders of a giants and then denying the giants any claim to the profits these people reap. We need clearer patent laws or else we will be inundated with licensing fees for even the most basic goods and human rights