Judge's Ruling Spares 1-Click

Posted by timothy on Sunday October 17, 2004 @05:00AM from the press-1-for-dismissal-or-stay-on-the-line dept.

theodp writes "Agreeing with Amazon's characterization of its 1-Click feature as a feature of an electronic product ordering system and not an electronic fund transfer or transaction system, a Judge has tossed out a $50M lawsuit that threatened Amazon's 1-Click patent. But outside of Court, Amazon touts its patent-pending Amazon Honor System as a way for Web sites to use 1-Click shopping technology for voluntary payment transactions - most notably for 9-11 donations and campaign contributions - that do not involve consumer goods or Amazon-specified prices, which the Judge argues are essential 1-Click ingredients."

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whee by Anonymous Coward · 2004-10-17 05:03 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Whee
Re:This is what happens when... by DAldredge · 2004-10-17 05:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

My above post was the SECOND ON ON THE THREAD. How in the hell is it redundant?

Damn, /. removed me from the mod pool but idiots like the above mod still get them. How does that make sense?
Re:Heh by Pantero+Blanco · 2004-10-17 09:11 · Score: 0, Offtopic

If I had points, I'd mod you up six ways from Sunday.