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Lucent Sues Microsoft, Wants All 360s Recalled

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the we-did-it-first dept.

robyannetta writes "Lucent has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft, demanding that they pull all Xbox 360s from the market. Lucent claims that Microsoft has violated their MPEG2 patents which they claim they patented in 1993." While it's unlikely console will be pulled from shelves, it's one way to generate some publicity.

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  1. This is a nonsense article. by whileoneagain · · Score: 2, Funny

    no value whatsoever. lot's like this comment

    1. Re:This is a nonsense article. by Half+a+dent · · Score: 3, Funny

      The console can't be pulled from the shelves if there are none on the shelves to begin with.

      BTW do Lucent have any ties with Sony?

    2. Re:This is a nonsense article. by AcidLacedPenguiN · · Score: 2, Funny

      they only want the ones in japan :P

      now for the sake of seriousity the xbox360s are showing up in the smallish town that I live in on the east coast of Canada. Surely, if you can't find xbox360's on the store shelves, then try leaving The Sony Store and go into an EB or Wallmart.

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  2. Sorry for the pun by cflannagan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if Microsoft would pull a 360 here.

    1. Re:Sorry for the pun by Funkmaster_G · · Score: 5, Funny

      If they pulled a 360, they would be facing in the same direction as they started.

    2. Re:Sorry for the pun by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      If they pulled a 360, they would be facing in the same direction as they started.
      But they'd be dizzier.
  3. The question, of course is... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 4, Funny

    Could god make a chair so heavy that he himself could not throw it across the room and smite lesser companies?

    1. Re:The question, of course is... by voice_of_all_reason · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does it matter of there's a box-like object in Ararat which looks like the Biblical Ark?

      Why, actually, yes!

      I gather there would be quite a few parties interested in a big ol' box of god that can shoot frikkin laser beams out of it.

      //oh wait, wrong ark...

    2. Re:The question, of course is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Could god make a chair so heavy that he himself could not throw it across the room? Yes, that's why he created Chuck Norris to do it for him.

  4. The Typo by neoshroom · · Score: 4, Funny

    The lawsuit, which was previously filed by Lucent against Microsoft, was ruled in favor of Microsoft, not on legal grounds, but because of a typographical error in Lucent's patent papers.

    The typographical error in question was the use of an unusual symbol by Lucent in place of the more standard 's' in the word 'Microsoft.'

    The judge ruled that since there is no true legal entity called 'Micro$oft' to be the defendant the case must necessarily be dismissed.

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  5. Sony's reaction by this+great+guy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lucent (to MS): Microsoft, you violated our MPEG2 patent. We demand you recall all 360s. Now.
    Microsoft: What !? We are afraid it's not going to be possible.
    Lucent (angrily): Do it now ! Or we will sue you !
    Sony (pointing his finger toward MS): LOLLLL Huhuhuhu Huhu !
    Lucent (to Sony): You too !
    Sony: Bastards...

  6. Re:I hope Lucent wins and the 360 is scrapped. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I ever saw the need for a mod option entitled "Retarted", that was it. Thanks man, I seriously hope you're not in a place in this world to be making major decisions with that fuzzy logic of yours.

  7. South Park Factor by Kenshin · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think I've finally figured out "Stage 2" in

    1) Collect Underpants
    2) ???
    3) Profit

    Stage 2 is "Sue over Patent".

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    Does it make you happy you're so strange?

    1. Re:South Park Factor by ROBOKATZ · · Score: 1, Funny
      Nothing personal, but after the 100th time seeing the same joke I had to say something.

      In related news my patent was finally granted today, I'm going to demand payment from all prior and future infringers:

      Claim 1: A slashdot post, comprising a series of enumerated "steps", including a step of "???" and concluding in a final step of "profit".
      Claim 2: The slashdot post of claim 1 wherein it also stated or implied that the step of "???" is to be replaced with or should be substituted for a statement implying patent litigation.

  8. A typo?!? by onlynameicanget · · Score: 3, Funny
    "The lawsuit, which was previously filed by Lucent against Microsoft, was ruled in favor of Microsoft, not on legal grounds, but because of a typographical error in Lucent's patent papers."

    Wow. You'd think if you were going to try and win a case against one of the biggest companies on the planet, you'd at least spellcheck your papers. In Microsoft Word.

    Heyyy...wait a sec...

  9. Re:Yes, this does exist... by jnadke · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's called honesty.

  10. Re:Too little too late? by dbIII · · Score: 5, Funny
    RIM lawsuit aside ...
    Let me be the first to suggest a new name for this type of patent abuse solely to screw over other companies - RIMMING.
  11. Interview by Jungleland · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess I had better not mention playing my 360 as a hobby when I go for my interview at Lucent :-)

  12. Re:The continuing problem of patents... by rdoger6424 · · Score: 2, Funny
    And that's why Sweden is the world leader in... oh, that's right, nothing.
    You forgot something...
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  13. My patent pending... by Karem+Lore · · Score: 1, Funny
    I am in the process of pantenting (in brief) a circular object, attached to a body, used to move said body between two locations. I hope this will cover cars, trolleys, cots, push-chairs...Hell even wheelchairs. Said circular object can be made using any material, including, but not limited to, rubber, stone, wood, metal etc.

    what do you think, will it work?

    This idea is copy protected 2006 to Karem Lore.

    Karem

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  14. Duke Nukem Forever by saboola · · Score: 3, Funny

    Using this argument, Duke Nukem Forever would need three five-year extensions, and its not even out yet ;P

  15. Re:Too little too late? by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh so appropriate, given the scatological (pun intended) meaning of that word. I wish I had mod points.

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  16. Re:Too little too late? by ultranova · · Score: 2, Funny

    In any case, generally speaking, RIM lawsuit aside, it is highly unusual for cases like this actually to go to trial. But even if Lucent were to win, isn't MPEG2 a software thing? Asking for a recall seems frivolous considering you can just do as software...um...downgrade(?)

    How about simply posting a letter to each (known) XBOX owner, stating:

    Due to the US Patent Office fucking up again, you cannot legally watch DVD's on your XBOX. Doing so means that you are no better than any other kind of Intellectual Property violator, and won't become any worse by downloading movies from the Internet, for example from Pirate Bay (http://thepiratebay.org/). We ask you to give this letter the value it so obviously deserves.

    Sincerely, Microsoft.

    That should do it.

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