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Amazon Goes Web 2.0 Wild to Defend 1-Click Patent

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-really-it's-cool-when-we-do-it dept.

theodp writes "Six years ago, Jeff Bezos and Tim O'Reilly urged the masses to give-patent-reform-a-chance as Richard Stallman called for an Amazon boycott. On Monday, the pair will reunite to kick off O'Reilly's new Amazon-sponsored Web 2.0 Expo with A Conversation with Jeff Bezos. Be interesting if the conversation turned to Amazon's ongoing battle against an actor's effort to topple Bezos' 1-Click patent, which The Register notes included dumping 58 lbs. of paperwork on the patent examiner, including dozens of articles from the oh-so-Web-2.0 Wikipedia, which the USPTO had already deemed an un acceptable source of information ('From a legal point of view, a Wiki citation is toilet paper,' quipped patent expert Greg Aharonian)."

11 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. Caution on /.'s part by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I got "Nothing for you to see here. Please move along."

    I guess /. is disabling their one-click "Read More" links.

  2. A quote for the ages by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

    'From a legal^W any point of view, a Wiki citation is toilet paper,'
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    1. Re:A quote for the ages by cyphercell · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, in debate, I am often very pleased when my opponent relies heavily on wikipedia, it's like shooting fish in the frozen food section.

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      Under the influence of Post-Cyberpunk Gonzo Journalism
    2. Re:A quote for the ages by nine-times · · Score: 5, Funny

      Anyone who reviews my post history or goosles me, and digs a little will find that I'm not exactly a proponent of wikipedia.

      Dude, I have no intention of goosling you. The only person I goosle is my wife.

    3. Re:A quote for the ages by Thexare+Blademoon · · Score: 2, Funny

      So that's where all those holes in the bags of french fries came from!

    4. Re:A quote for the ages by boredguru · · Score: 2, Funny

      'From a legal^W any point of view, a Wiki citation is toilet paper,' So it it worth more than a SCO stock?
    5. Re:A quote for the ages by cyphercell · · Score: 3, Funny
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate#Online_debatin g

      Oh, the irony, I'm replying with a link to wikipedia (grins wolfishly).

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      Under the influence of Post-Cyberpunk Gonzo Journalism
  3. What by Mipoti+Gusundar · · Score: 5, Funny

    What is toilet paper?

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    Will code for new sig.
    1. Re:What by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_paper

  4. From a legal point of view by mixnblend · · Score: 5, Funny

    From a legal point of view, a Wiki citation is toilet paper does that make the one click patent the excrement in this little analogy then?
  5. Re:I don't quite get it... by MrBugSentry · · Score: 3, Funny

    A writeup that is totally inaccurate and furthers an agenda unrelated to the original article? On Slashdot??