Yahoo! Sues Xfire For Patent Infringement

CheesyPeteza writes "GameSpot is reporting that the popular game messenger client Xfire is being sued by Yahoo for patent infringement. The patent was originally granted to two Yahoo employees who developed GameProwler for Yahoo Messenger. It describes a system which "allows users to use a game server in connection with a messenger server to permit 'buddies' to know when other 'buddies' are playing games online, and easily join such games." One of these employees then left Yahoo to work for Xfire. Xfire denies infringing on Yahoo's patent, but with the costs estimated at $2 million to defend this cas, will the startup company Xfire be able to stand up to the Yahoo giant?"

Comments

Yes

[fembots]

We know

Re:Yes

[wdr1]

Right, which is what you get when a dupe is posted, not hundreds of posts pointing out it's a dupe?

-Bill

Instead of dupes...

[thryllkill]

how about you guys just reference your own articles and call them recursive?

In related news...

[yotto]

...Slashdot sues itself for post-infringement.

A short, one act play:

[RyoShin]

Person A: You know what this article is?
Person B: Repeat.
A: You know what this article is?
B: Repeat.
A: You know what this article is?
B: ...Repeat.
A: You know what this article is?
B: You know who is in the bathroom?
A: No, Who is on first.
[person B stabs person A]

CURTAIN LOWERS
~FIN~

coincidence?

[Lord_Dweomer]

What I find funny is how the original story posted yesterday is from the "what-a-coincidence" department. Now there's irony for you.

Re:Shove this patent up your @#$

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh you mean, kind of like when you join IRC and you say "hey John, you're there? how about we go on Playsite for a nice game of gin eh?"

Yes yes yes, but is John your friend, some IRC dude you kind of know, or a true buddy? cuz you know, the wording is important in a patent...

Slashdot should license this patent

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

permit 'buddies' to know when other 'buddies' are playing games online

Is there anything to permit 'editors' to know when other 'editors' are posting articles online?

Hey everybody!

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

When you see a duped story, immediately go and submit it again! Maybe they'll actually listen to our complaining, if we send it in that way. En masse.

If the editors won't Slashdot, Slashdot the editors....

Re:Steam

[maxdamage]

Not to mention that xfire actually works..

Re:Shove this patent up your @#$ -humans?

[Anonymous Coward]

At this point, maybe they should replace the humans with monkeys...

sue the individual examiners instead...

[bani]

...starting with the fucktard who approved this patent, and following up with the cunt who approved this one.

Re:Sue the USPTO

[Skuld-Chan]

Or how about patenting a process where you make a stupid patent on an already existing idea (or a similar idea) and sue everyone who uses such an idea to make money.

Then you could turn around and sue anyone who sues someone using a dumb patent they aquired.

I know its recursive, but the idea is just as good as the one Yahoo and company have embarked on.

Re:Steam

[Anonymous Coward]

I couldn't tell you if it works for me or not. I don't have any friends.

MOD PARENT UP

[Spy der Mann]

Can anybody tell me who was the [beep] who labelled this "offtopic"? It's TFA text! And signed as AC (no karma whoring).

(note: It wasn't me who posted it, just in case you thought)