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Amazon Asks Congress to Curb Patent Abusers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the good-for-the-gander dept.

theodp writes "As Amazon urged Congress to change the law to protect the e-tailler from patent abusers, Rep. Lamar Smith had a question: 'Could not Amazon.com be accused of being a troll for patenting the one-click?' Smith asked, a wry smile on his face." While it's nice to see to see tech companies behind such legislation, it would seem there's some pots calling the kettle black, so to speak.

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  1. Ok... by HotBlackDessiato · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...as long the protection is limited to abuse by small companies with little countervailing influence in the polical process. Otherwise the whole thing could just become a farce.

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    "If you don't have eyes you shouldn't have wings" -- Carl Pilkington
  2. Abuse of my intellectual property by jacobw · · Score: 5, Funny
    While it's nice to see to see tech companies behind such legislation, it would seem there's some pots calling the kettle black, so to speak.
    Dear Slashdot,

    Your recent article ("Amazon Asks Congress to Curb Patent Abusers") is in clear violation of Patent #1805-J-9, "A Method For Comparing Hypocritical Actions Performed By Humans To Hypothetical Actions Performed By Articulate, Similarly Colored Kitchenware," which was recently awarded to Jacobw Incorporated. Please cease and desist your use of our patented metaphors, similes, and other rhetorical tropes.

    Sincerely,
    Jacobw Incorporated
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  3. The solution is: by ichigo+2.0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://www.pirate-party.us/

  4. Amazon Asks Congress to Club Patent Abusers by Numtek · · Score: 4, Funny

    is what I first read, eyes half open over my first coffee.