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Yahoo! Sues Xfire Game Browser

Posted by Zonk on from the what-a-coincidence dept.

Gamespot has the word that Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit against XFire, just two months after Yahoo!'s acquisition of the All-Seeing Eye, a similar game matching program. However, the lawsuit seems to revolve around the Yahoo! developed GameProwler. The program allows instant messaging users to see if buddies are currently playing games. From the article: "As this complaint is just one week old, no 'next steps' are certain. Lawyers familiar with patent law have told GameSpot a case like this could cost up to $2 million to defend and take up to two years to fully adjudicate."

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  1. Re:dumbass by burbs · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I agree here. Yahoo! had the rights when the dude worked for Yahoo!, and filed an the patent for the technology appropriately. A bad case of misuse of trade secrets on his part.